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2019-2020 NHL season thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Sea Bass, Jun 16, 2019.

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  1. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    SOP for most clubs in the playoffs, for all the reasons listed.
     
    HanSenSE, Aug 13, 2020
    #805
  2. Sea Bass

    Sea Bass Well-Known Member

    Why are we entitled to specifics about other people’s health anyway? Is there a justifiable reason for fans/media to have this information? After all, it would be private for virtually anybody who isn’t a pro athlete.
     
    Sea Bass, Aug 14, 2020
    #806
  3. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Gambling.
     
    JC, Aug 14, 2020
    #807
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  4. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    JC’s answer is correct. Teams started making their injury reports public a long time ago to sideline gamblers using typically confidential information to help themselves game the bookies.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Aug 14, 2020
    #808
  5. Sea Bass

    Sea Bass Well-Known Member

    Yeah I get all that. It makes sense that we know when a player is injured and not playing, and maybe even for how long he’s out.

    I meant why should we be entitled to specific details about a player’s injury just because he’s a pro athlete?

    I realize this is not information that would be damaging in anybody’s hands, but when you think about it it’s still personal private info.
     
    Sea Bass, Aug 14, 2020
    #809
  6. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    It's the nature of what the players do -- playing a game and making a lot of money to do it. There are a few trade off decisions in return, that most of us don't have to make in our lives.

    Their physical condition has an impact on how they play. Fans (and bettors) have an interest in that. The interest is what creates income for the NHL, which is the thing that makes it so that players earn large salaries and get to play a game for a living.

    If they want their physical condition to be a private matter, they can choose a different career. But it's a tradeoff most people will make.
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 14, 2020
    #810
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  7. Sea Bass

    Sea Bass Well-Known Member

    I 100% get that fan/gambling interest drives revenue which drives salaries. I just don’t think interest rises and falls with whether we know if a guy is out because of a broken hand vs. a broken foot.

    I have never shaken my fist at a coach who’s being circumspect about a player’s injury, and I’m about the biggest hockey fan I know.

    In which other professions would the income earner need to submit to allowing the public to know exactly what their health situation is?
     
    Sea Bass, Aug 14, 2020
    #811
  8. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Thing is, all players are now being declared "unfit to play." No "upper body" or "lower body" injury. That also provides cover for anyone contracting COVID-19, though any player "unfit to play" spotted in the stands by a camera during the broadcast implicitly rules out COVID.

    In summary, the NHL is being allowed to control the message more than ever when combined with a lack of onsite coverage. I couldn't care less about gambling, though there is no doubt that is a factor in terms of wanting to know more, or at least before face-off.
     
    Sam Mills 51, Aug 14, 2020
    #812
  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I can't think of any professions for which there is public interest (i.e. -- there are fans paying to see you do your job) and for which a physical injury is going to limit your ability to perform your job. Or for which there is betting, on top of it. But if those professions exist, it would make sense for injuries to be disclosed, too.
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 14, 2020
    #813
  10. Sea Bass

    Sea Bass Well-Known Member

    Fair enough, we don’t have to agree. I just don’t care about the specifics, that’s all.
     
    Sea Bass, Aug 14, 2020
    #814
  11. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    The one-armed Texas Hold 'Em dealer at the Harrah's Cherokee Valley River casino in Murphy, N.C., is intrigued with your observations and wishes to subscribe to your newsletter.
     
    maumann, Aug 14, 2020
    #815
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  12. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    Surprised St. Louis hasn't answered the bell. I wrote off the round-robin thinking the Blues would kick it in. Maybe the future is now in Vancouver.
     
    Liut, Aug 14, 2020
    #816
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