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NFT: NHL announces zero positives among 4,256 tests

ZogZerg : 7/27/2020 1:29 pm
NHL looks to be in good shape for completing their season.

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The NHL conducted Phase 3 (formal training camp) of its Return to Play on Saturday with no positive test results for COVID-19 among the 4,256 tests administered to more than 800 players during the period from July 18-25,” the league said in a statement.





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Not surprising  
KDubbs : 7/27/2020 1:33 pm : link
These athletes actually put everything on the line for their sport so not surprised they the followed rules laid out
Saw there is already a thread on it  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2020 1:39 pm : link
so I'll add this here:

Field Yates
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The NHL announces that of the 4,256 COVID tests administered to players from July 18th-25th, there were zero positive tests. Good news for a league preparing to restart game play.

Friday - NHL season is slated to open in what is shaping up to be a March Madness like feel to it.


Games currently scheduled for
Saturday:

12:00 PM ET (NYR @ CAR)
03:00 PM ET (CHI @ EDM)
04:00 PM ET (FLA @ NYI)
08:00 PM ET (MTL @ PIT)
10:30 PM ET (WIN @ CAL)

Sunday:
02:00 PM ET (ARI @ NSH)
03:00 PM ET (PHI @ BOS)
06:30 PM ET (STL @ COL)
08:00 PM ET (CBJ @ TOR)
10:30 PM ET (MIN @ VAN)

@ is relative, only two sites, Edmonton and Toronto. East is in Toronto and West is in Edmonton.

Some exhibition games start tomorrow.
RE: Not surprising  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2020 1:40 pm : link
In comment 14939219 KDubbs said:
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These athletes actually put everything on the line for their sport so not surprised they the followed rules laid out


They're in a bubble essentially. Like the NBA.

The non bubble sports will suffer and it's only feasible for the NHL and NBA to be in essential bubbles is because it's just playoffs so a 3-4 week tournament.

a 60 game MLB season or a 16 game NFL season I doubt would be feasible in a bubble so it's much harder to control the situations IMO.
PJ....  
BillKo : 7/27/2020 1:43 pm : link
...I would assume the "home" team gets to choose what net to defend and make shift changes easier for two of the three periods?
RE: PJ....  
JayBinQueens : 7/27/2020 1:51 pm : link
In comment 14939230 BillKo said:
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...I would assume the "home" team gets to choose what net to defend and make shift changes easier for two of the three periods?

I don't believe they'll get to select which side to defend first, it'll be set like any home arena, but they would be getting the last line change for the whole game (I believe)
RE: RE: PJ....  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2020 1:56 pm : link
In comment 14939236 JayBinQueens said:
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In comment 14939230 BillKo said:


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...I would assume the "home" team gets to choose what net to defend and make shift changes easier for two of the three periods?


I don't believe they'll get to select which side to defend first, it'll be set like any home arena, but they would be getting the last line change for the whole game (I believe)


I know they get last change for the whole game like a home team does, and I just assumed they'd be in the home team locker room and bench and play that way, but it's a good question.
Played golf this weekend  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2020 2:12 pm : link
with a Canes fan from my hockey team (one of the only Whalers hold overs I know) and he's not confident at all. CAR was I think 0 - 4 vs NYR this year. Though the Canes were 0 - 4 last year vs WAS and beat them in 7, but he thinks it's the worst possible matchup for CAR.

Money puck day 1

GO CANES!  
Jints in Carolina : 7/27/2020 2:16 pm : link
(sorry guys)
Why are the Canadiens favored versus Pitt?  
BillKo : 7/27/2020 2:28 pm : link
Wasn't there a big difference in points by both teams?
RE: Why are the Canadiens favored versus Pitt?  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2020 2:39 pm : link
In comment 14939265 BillKo said:
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Wasn't there a big difference in points by both teams?


it's just game 1, but no way MTL should be favored even 1 game. MTL is lucky to even be included. They were closer to last I think than the playoffs.
RE: RE: Why are the Canadiens favored versus Pitt?  
Mad Mike : 7/27/2020 3:29 pm : link
In comment 14939276 pjcas18 said:
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it's just game 1, but no way MTL should be favored even 1 game. MTL is lucky to even be included. They were closer to last I think than the playoffs.

That site has them as favorites for the series - 60% to advance.
RE: RE: RE: Why are the Canadiens favored versus Pitt?  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2020 3:34 pm : link
In comment 14939309 Mad Mike said:
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In comment 14939276 pjcas18 said:


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it's just game 1, but no way MTL should be favored even 1 game. MTL is lucky to even be included. They were closer to last I think than the playoffs.


That site has them as favorites for the series - 60% to advance.


Carey Price? Matt Murray/Tristan Jarry? Goalie is the only spot MTL potentially has an edge. Maybe 3rd line. Neither team has stellar D.

Sucker bet IMO, I'd easily take the Pens.
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pjcas18 : 7/27/2020 5:19 pm : link
Ryan Rishaug
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Early report from a contact inside the bubble is that testing logistics on day one were quite smooth. 5-10 minutes to get it done, teams were all spaced out evenly, and it went well. People inside the bubble are taking care to respect the rules and stay distanced. Solid start
Bulletin board material?  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2020 6:12 pm : link
lol, no, it's not like MTL has the Bruins first line.

Though Brendan Gallagher is one of the more underrated players in the league. Excels at nothing, but max effort and it pays off. And Phillip Danault is a underrated defensive center, but they're 2nd/3rd line on a cup winner not first line. Tomas Tatar can be a nice complementary piece to a creator - he'd put up 100 points playing next to Crosby, but neither Danault or Gallagher are really who I mean.

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Eric Engels
@EricEngels
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Zach Aston-Reese says he's not sure who's on Montreal's first line.
Pasta making himself home  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2020 6:17 pm : link
in Toronto:

I'm torn on NYR  
MetsAreBack : 7/28/2020 9:53 am : link
I'm sure my competitive juices will get going on Saturday and I'll be pulling hard ... but man, a 12.5% shot at the #1 overall pick to pair with Breadman, Zibanejad and Kakko? As JD would say.... oh baby.

Yeah I noticed that MTL was favored in their series vs Pitt a month ago.... odd, maybe its a combo of great goalie and how bad Pitt looked last postseason, i dont know... but i agree, strange. They also had Vegas as a pretty big favorite to win it all... and Philly as the favorite in the East... i guess easier early round brackets for them, no other explanation to have PHL over Boston.
I really want to share that POV  
pjcas18 : 7/28/2020 10:14 am : link
MAB, what better story could their be than Montreal kid winding up in Montreal (especially when the draft was going to be in Montreal) to "rescue" the franchise.

But I just want them to win, even though they shouldn't be here and have very little chance.

I think the Rangers have a decent shot, they can play with anyone, and have a goalie who looks like he might be able to carry them. If their D holds up, they have as good a chance as anyone outside of the top tier.

And look what happened to TBL last year. In a tournament as unique as this, it's like a complete reset IMO, no home ice advantage, no favorite, etc. I would not be surprised with a lot of upsets. I just don't know what to expect.
.....  
BrettNYG10 : 7/28/2020 10:26 am : link
I've seen MTL favored in a lot of places. I'm not that high on Price anymore and think PIT is too talented.

I think the Rangers are trending in the right direction, but the lack of D and bottom six talent will do them in at some point.

I expect some sloppy qualifying/first round games.
Hockey  
pjcas18 : 7/28/2020 11:09 am : link
starts today.

PHI vs PIT at 4 on NBCSN/NHLN
and
MTL vs TOR at 8 on NHLN
and
CAL vs EDM at 10:30 on NHLN

somehow both latter games say NHLN but they'll probably overlap a little.

NYR vs NYI tomorrow at 8 on NBCSN
I'm a lot more excited about hockey than NBA/MLB  
Eric on Li : 7/28/2020 11:21 am : link
but I guess that's because a) the Isles may actually have a good shot and b) the covid cup playing through to completion also seems to have a good shot.

Trotz said something that I think is 100% true which is that the team that wins will have to develop some kind of an identity right away despite the time off. That also plays to his strengths since he did that day 1 with the Isles so they may be as good of a candidate to go on a run as anyone.

More than a normal year all bets are off and I don't think anyone can be considered a favorite, no less the Isles, but there's enough to hope on. They legitimately go 8 defenseman deep and have 4 strong centers - both for the first time since Trotz came to town. And if they are flat and get knocked out right away, they've got the very unexpected 12.5% chance in the lotto thanks to the seemingly unlikely protections Lou put on the pick they dealt for JGP.
RE: .....  
Mike in Long Beach : 7/28/2020 1:50 pm : link
In comment 14939787 BrettNYG10 said:
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I've seen MTL favored in a lot of places. I'm not that high on Price anymore and think PIT is too talented.

I think the Rangers are trending in the right direction, but the lack of D and bottom six talent will do them in at some point.

I expect some sloppy qualifying/first round games.


I've even seen sites like MoneyPuck favoring Montreal over Pittsburgh. Needless to say, I'm confused.
It may be one of those  
pjcas18 : 7/28/2020 3:44 pm : link
oddsmaker anomalies, but if I lived in a gambling town I'd wager heavily on the pens if I got those money puck odds.

That was the worst  
pjcas18 : 7/28/2020 10:34 pm : link
display of a PP I have ever seen.

Habs were 0 for 6 and allowed 2 SHGs.

And they didn't even really have many scoring chances.

just absolutely brutal.

I guess Kovy would have helped a little, he was their best PP guy before they traded him, but really they just don't have great skill guys.
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