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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. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Interesting that nothing has come out about the financial distributions of this for players, vs. the war brewing in MLB with the constant leaks and bitching and moaning.
     
    MileHigh, May 26, 2020
    #565
  2. Della9250

    Della9250 Well-Known Member

    I think the difference is that NHL players got at least 83 percent of their salaries....right now MLB players have no clue what percentage they are going to get.
     
    Della9250, May 26, 2020
    #566
  3. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    This actually seems like a pretty solid, reasonable plan.
     
    PCLoadLetter, May 26, 2020
    #567
  4. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    I'll be interested to see how they schedule it, especially at only two sites. Back-to-backs? Every other day since there's no travel? Day games during the week? First round will take a while, but best-of-five helps things.
     
    MileHigh, May 26, 2020
    #568
  5. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    They could do two games per day per site and alternate series.

    Series A and B are Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Series C and D Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, etc.

    With no fans and a lot of people still home, day games shouldn't matter.

    They can play 1, 4, 7 and 10 EDT if there are sites in the east and west.
     
    MTM, May 26, 2020
    #569
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  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Yes. Especially with the round robin seeding tournament for the top seeds that will need to be played (six games). Also, do these sites have extra rinks for practices? Shared locker rooms? I'm quite certain this is not easy to sort out. Same with the NBA.
     
    MileHigh, May 26, 2020
    #570
  7. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Day games would matter for TV viewership, no?
     
    da man, May 26, 2020
    #571
  8. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    A lot depends on the sites they choose.

    The NBA's plan is actually as good as can be given the circumstances. The Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney in Orlando has a little arena for the games, and everything is pretty self contained there. They can put the teams up in resort hotels that they have there to keep everything as controlled as possible.
     
    The Big Ragu, May 26, 2020
    #572
  9. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    UNLEASH THE HOUNDS!

    Mike Milbury has joined Twitter.
     
    Regan MacNeil, May 26, 2020
    #573
  10. SoloFlyer

    SoloFlyer Well-Known Member

    Some of them have practice rinks right near the main one. Others don't have them some distance away. Pretty much every arena has multiple locker rooms, or at least areas that could be transformed into locker rooms. Enough to fit right teams? No. But four for each day, with a sanitization process at the end? Sure.
     
    SoloFlyer, May 27, 2020
    #574
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  11. Jake from State Farm

    Jake from State Farm Well-Known Member

    Why does the draft lottery include playoff teams?
    It should only consist of the not so magnificent seven
    Not that it matters
    I’m resigned to the Red Wings getting the fourth pick
     
    Jake from State Farm, May 27, 2020
    #575
  12. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Because they aren’t playoff teams. The playoff teams are the final 16.
     
    JC, May 27, 2020
    #576
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