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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. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    And canning the regular season? (You're obviously a teensy bit more plugged in than me...)
     
    Cosmo, May 11, 2020
    #553
  2. misterbc

    misterbc Well-Known Member

    I’m a Calgary Flames season ticket holder and I won’t be attending any games a) because it’s summer, and b) I wouldn’t feel safe. Others might.
     
    misterbc, May 11, 2020
    #554
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  3. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Do you know if it will be top 12 from each conference? Larry Brook had something about this last week, and said that they could go top 12 from the conference or top 6 from each division. If they do it at the division level, the Rangers don't get in and two teams with worse records do.

    As for feeling safe as a fan, I assumed it would be in empty arenas.

    I am sure a lot of players have trepidations.
     
    The Big Ragu, May 11, 2020
    #555
  4. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    yes, looks that way
     
    Elliotte Friedman, May 11, 2020
    #556
  5. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    No fans until whenever 2020-21 season begins — at least, I believe
     
    Elliotte Friedman, May 11, 2020
    #557
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  6. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    that’s what I think, yes. My guess is Rangers get moved to Atlantic.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, May 11, 2020
    #558
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  7. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    That would be fair and makes total sense, considering the divisional playoff setup only guaranteed the first three teams in each division get into the playoffs. All wild cards after that. The sixth-place team in the Atlantic shouldn't get in over a Rangers team with a better record.
     
    Cosmo, May 11, 2020
    #559
  8. Sea Bass

    Sea Bass Well-Known Member

    Interesting. Top twelve in each conference would mean the three non-qualifiers in the West would be the three California teams.
     
    Sea Bass, May 11, 2020
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  9. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Just because I'm bored and it's fun to speculate about sports ... so your playoff field would presumably be:

    EAST
    First round (Boston, Tampa Bay, Washington, Philadelphia get byes)
    Pittsburgh (M3) vs. Montreal (WC6)
    Toronto (A3) vs. Florida (WC5)
    Carolina (WC1) vs. NY Rangers (WC4)
    Columbus (WC2) vs. NY Islanders (WC3)

    WEST
    First round (St. Louis, Colorado, Vegas, Edmonton get byes)
    Dallas (C3) vs. Chicago (WC6)
    Calgary (P3) vs. Arizona (WC5)
    Winnipeg (WC1) vs. Minnesota (WC4)
    Nashville (WC2) vs. Vancouver (WC3)

    And then you reseed after that for the quarterfinals to set up the respective division brackets? Who the hell knows.
     
    Cosmo, May 11, 2020
    #561
  10. Justin_Rice

    Justin_Rice Well-Known Member


    After having not played for two months, I'm not sure I would want to have a bye, waiting to play a team which just had some games to get back in synch.
     
    Justin_Rice, May 11, 2020
    #562
  11. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Can't imagine what a headache border crossings could be. And bringing back the players not in North America?
     
    HanSenSE, May 11, 2020
    #563
  12. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    MTM, May 26, 2020
    #564
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