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Agree. Doubt they do that RD 2.Best of 5 is no bueno for the top teams. Super lame.
Agree. Doubt they do that RD 2.Best of 5 is no bueno for the top teams. Super lame.
5th in conference isn’t really a top teamBest of 5 is no bueno for the top teams. Super lame.
I thought it said for rd 1 of playoffs too5th in conference isn’t really a top team
Rd 1 best of 5 . done dealI thought it said for rd 1 of playoffs too
East seeds 6 thru 11 separated by two points.I'd rather have the draft pick as a NYR fan, but on the other hand I wouldn't want to have to face the NYR. Read elsewhere that CAR and TB were the teams that voted against the 24 play-in. CAR would be 1st round opponent.
With the Skjei trade we get Tor or Car 1'st round pick this year.(CAR choice). Toronto's is top 10 protected. I can't do the math but can the Rangers pick end up top 10 or 5 (or 1 overall) with these new parameters? ..and still win win the Cup? skeet skeet skeetEast seeds 6 thru 11 separated by two points.
My biggest problem with their plan is how long they're dragging everything out. Training camp in mid July plus 2 exhibition games? By the time they're done with the knockout round, the NFL will be back.More I look at this playoff the more I like it. The round robin seeding games even sound cool. Going in cold is not ideal but these guys are pro hockey players, lace em up and go play hockey.
This just in, the Maple Leafs sign David Ayers to a 5 year, $45M dollar contract to keep him away from the Blue Jackets.@FriedgeHNIC: Couple of other notes from Return-to-Play protocol: Two exhibition games per team; 28 skaters and as many goalies as you wish to carry.
September hockey by the sounds of it. I think Bettman said yesterday new year may start in January.i am worried this farce will affect 20-21. seems awfully late to start up again, then stop, then start a full season. august hockey?
they are prepared to play a full season next year with a late start. will get rid of bye weeks/all star break, etc, and try to pack the season in with a start in December.i am worried this farce will affect 20-21. seems awfully late to start up again, then stop, then start a full season. august hockey?
they are prepared to play a full season next year with a late start. will get rid of bye weeks/all star break, etc, and try to pack the season in with a start in December.
although, if they can't get fans into seats, maybe a shortened season next year makes sense too.
I wonder what will happen with minor/junior/college hockey. seems likely those may not have enough revenue to continue without fans.
on NHL network, I heard that camp will start Dec 1. Season to start Jan 1. Season this year started like Oct 3... to end around Apr 10. That's 7 1/3 months. So I could see Jan 1 to end of June, mid July. Playoffs July and August (maybe mid Sep). And then back on track for the next year. None of this is set in stone yet.This is odd, why go short season short season? If they were willing to cancel an entire year not too long ago, then we just don't have a cup winner this year. I hated hated that 95 season after the Rangers won the cup.
playoffs this year >>>>>>> regular season games next yearThis is odd, why go short season short season? If they were willing to cancel an entire year not too long ago, then we just don't have a cup winner this year. I hated hated that 95 season after the Rangers won the cup.
Counterpoint: stop rewarding teams for being bad.6.5% for Sabres and 6.0 for a team in the playoffs seems dumb
Don't know the official plan but Stamkos would sit out, they'd test/sit others, play games, and test each day repeating the process.So I am excited for this but what happens if before game 3 of a tied series between the bolts and leafs in round 2, Stamkos comes down with the rona? Can’t just sit him out, have to assume most of his team has it too. And then Toronto probably does too. That series get delayed 14 days? 3 day delay to test everybody? What if 15 bolts players and only 1 leaf has it? Forfeit?
What if it happens during the cup finals?
(only using the bolts as an example, could be any team)
Seems like a disaster in the waiting. Just keep playing players who have been exposed when test results don’t show a positive until a few days in?Don't know the official plan but Stamkos would sit out, they'd test/sit others, play games, and test each day repeating the process.
actually, i prefer we sit healthy players and play those that are infected. no worries.Seems like a disaster in the waiting. Just keep playing players who have been exposed when test results don’t show a positive until a few days in?
This would be amazing lolactually, i prefer we sit healthy players and play those that are infected. no worries.
Don't know the official plan but Stamkos would sit out, they'd test/sit others, play games, and test each day repeating the process.
Assume the NHL has more complete info from the NBA on how much spread there actually was from Gobert, but it didn't seem to get anywhere near the point where even a league with shorter rosters would have trouble fielding a team. And there are better precautions being taken now which would help.
From what I've heard, players will be tested every evening and results will be known by 9am. And they will get to roster 28 players, instead of 23.Seems like a disaster in the waiting. Just keep playing players who have been exposed when test results don’t show a positive until a few days in?
Yes I wrote that before that news came this weekend. Daily tests with next morning results seems to resolve that issue. The quickest timeline I had seen was 2 days from MLB.From what I've heard, players will be tested every evening and results will be known by 9am. And they will get to roster 28 players, instead of 23.
I’m not a hockey guy but I’ve had the same thought about any sport. My biggest fear is one of these athletes dies from it - then what? The unions may shut things down until there’s a vaccine. I realize the chances are very slim but we have seen a number of cases with young, healthy individuals. And even though it would be an outlier it won’t be taken the same way and people will react/overreact.So I am excited for this but what happens if before game 3 of a tied series between the bolts and leafs in round 2, Stamkos comes down with the rona? Can’t just sit him out, have to assume most of his team has it too. And then Toronto probably does too. That series get delayed 14 days? 3 day delay to test everybody? What if 15 bolts players and only 1 leaf has it? Forfeit?
What if it happens during the cup finals?
(only using the bolts as an example, could be any team)
The players unions have to sign off on these things - thus the reason MLB may be canned this season. I'm sure there will be all kinds of waivers that need to be signed by all employees/athletes.I’m not a hockey guy but I’ve had the same thought about any sport. My biggest fear is one of these athletes dies from it - then what? The unions may shut things down until there’s a vaccine. I realize the chances are very slim but we have seen a number of cases with young, healthy individuals. And even though it would be an outlier it won’t be taken the same way and people will react/overreact.
Yea I would think it’s easy to postpone a regular season game if there is an outbreak. Problem would be the middle of a 2-week playoff series. Guess the next round would just have to wait.guru_007 said:The players unions have to sign off on these things - thus the reason MLB may be canned this season. I'm sure there will be all kinds of waivers that need to be signed by all employees/athletes.
Other professional sports have opened up and lots of testing is done - EPL had 4, then 2, then 0 confirmed cases and they will start up in 2 weeks. I believe (hope) that wide spread testing would catch any flare ups before they have a chance to get too far.
As far as precedent - https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ukraines-soccer-players-staff-test-positive-coronavirus Ukraine soccer had a game postponed due to a flare up on one of the sides. This certainly seems prudent to me and would hope that other professional leagues would take the same approach.
We need to get a vaccine out there asap, but you can rush biology.
good oneSo i like the NHL backing the "Hockey Diversity Alliance". Got some good guys on there and would be nice to see them get rid of the racism that creeps into the game every once in a while. So does this mean the 1st order of business will be moving the Bruins our of Boston and into another market?
It won’t.AcerFC said:This soooooo needs to happen
Scenario: The Rangers win the Stanley Cup and also the first overall pick
Yes, it could happen.
It’s a longshot. But the Rangers own a Hurricanes’ first-round pick, thanks to the Brady Skjei trade. The pick isn’t directly lottery-protected, but Carolina has two firsts – their own, plus Toronto’s from the Patrick Marleau deal – and the Rangers will get whichever one is worse.
When the Skjei trade went down, the Leafs and Hurricanes were both strong favorites to make the playoffs, so the Rangers were basically dealing for a pick that would most likely be in the mid-teens, and quite possibly deep in the first round. But now the play-in round and double lottery have changed everything, and it’s possible that the Hurricanes could lose in the first round and then win the lottery, landing a top-three pick or even the first overall selection.
But wait, wouldn’t that mean the Rangers would just get Toronto’s lower pick instead? Yes … except that pick is top-ten protected, meaning that if the Leafs also lose in the first round and then get lucky in the lottery, they’d get to keep this year’s pick. So this scenario needs both the Leafs and the Hurricanes to lose in the first round and then win the lottery, which is extremely unlikely. But it’s possible, and if it happens then the Rangers could make the playoffs – or even win the Cup – and still land the first overall pick in the lottery. Which I seem to remember was the exact scenario the league was preemptively melting down about just a few weeks ago.
Of course, the first step in this chain is for the Hurricanes to lose in the play-in. And who are they playing? The Rangers, of course. Carolina was 0-4-0 against New York this season, in case you were wondering.
Chaos meter: 100/100. If this scenario plays out, the Rangers absolutely have to do a ping pong ball-themed storm surge at the lottery reveal.