NBA Season Suspended - Can the NHL Be Far Behind?

[GASabresIUFAN]

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/sports/thunder-jazz-delayed-at-start-no-reason-given/2236894/

[#freejame]

See now this is different. There is an infected player. To continue games puts the rest of the players at risk. I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole league gets tested within the next 24 hours. 

[Rico7]

Positive it's next to do so.

[GASabresIUFAN]

https://www.nba.com/article/2020/03/11/nba-suspend-season-following-wednesdays-games

[Brawndo]

 

 

[kas23]

Sabres season has been suspended since December. 

[Zamboni]

Yep. It’s over....

[Brawndo]

Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) Tweeted:
It doesn't sound like the NHL will follow the NBA's lead tonight.

[OverPowerYou]

Will they cancel games and start playoffs normally? If they post poned they would play into july

[Brawndo]

 

2 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said:

Will they cancel games and start playoffs normally? If they post poned they would play into july

They could shorten the playoff rounds 

1st and 2nd Best of 3 or 5

Conference Finals Best of 7

Cup Final Best of 7 

[That Aud Smell]

An educated guess: In the next 10-14 days, give or take, most U.S. populations will be directed to isolate themselves for a ~30-day period. That’s the only way to flatten the curve.

[KC Scouts]

NHL will definitely follow suit with NBA. It’s beyond them (owners) and their money grubbing hands. US and Canadian Governments Federal,State/Provincial & Municipal won’t tolerate it. It’s Over for awhile.

Edited March 12, 2020 by KC Scouts

[Gatorman0519]

Enjoy the game tomorrow... maybe the last one 

[Gatorman0519]

Tom Hanks and much of the the cast of the Elvis movie tested positive... travel to Europe suspended, it’s getting serious 

[Brawndo]

 

[#freejame]

1 minute ago, Brawndo said:

 

To me this doesn’t sound positive. I bet they want to have a plan in place for the playoffs and rest of the season before cancelling. Or maybe inform teams last game will be X date. 

[MattPie]

Just now, #freejame said:

To me this doesn’t sound positive. I bet they want to have a plan in place for the playoffs and rest of the season before cancelling. Or maybe inform teams last game will be X date. 

Maybe let teams all get to the same # of games played. Damn, the Sabres were about to go on a run and catch the Leafs, too!

[#freejame]

1 minute ago, MattPie said:

Maybe let teams all get to the same # of games played. Damn, the Sabres were about to go on a run and catch the Leafs, too!

Yeah I was thinking something along these lines. If you have a chance to qualify you get to play catch up but everything else is cancelled. 

[DarthEbriate]

Wow. But yes -- the NHL will have to follow suit, there's a lot of stadium/locker room crossover there. Here in Seattle it's already pretty wild (a usual 1 hour commute is in 30 minutes, or pretty much no slow downs whatsoever), so it is only a matter of time until lockdowns are pretty much mandatory for our population to wait it out.

[MattPie]

Just now, DarthEbriate said:

Wow. But yes -- the NHL will have to follow suit, there's a lot of stadium/locker room crossover there. Here in Seattle it's already pretty wild (a usual 1 hour commute is in 30 minutes, or pretty much no slow downs whatsoever), so it is only a matter of time until lockdowns are pretty much mandatory for our population to wait it out.

I didn't think of that; I'll have to get the new battery in my bike if the roads are empty. ?

[SwampD]

16 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

An educated guess: In the next 10-14 days, give or take, most U.S. populations will be directed to isolate themselves for a ~30-day period. That’s the only way to flatten the curve.

Good call. 30 days seems long, though?

[thewookie1]

I'd guess until a player gets it they will play without crowds. At the end of the year they may delay everything a week or so in order to give more time so they can get the fans back safely. 

[MattPie]

1 minute ago, SwampD said:

Good call. 30 days seems long, though?

Maybe, but really you don't want to cut it short and have it spring back up.

[Brawndo]

 

[Ogre]

33 minutes ago, #freejame said:

There is an infected player.

Rudy Gobert

https://sports.yahoo.com/jazz-thunder-rudy-gobert-ruled-questionable-days-after-touching-mics-to-make-a-point-about-coronavirus-201553536.html

Irony

"At a press conference Monday, Gobert attempted to make a point about overreaction and fear by touching everything in sight before he left. He leaned over and touched all of the microphones and recorders."