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I’d like to see one of the O-linemen lift this sucker

Out an abundance of caution, the NCAA should cancel the semis round and have the title game between #1 and #2. 🙂

Not sure whether someone posted this clip already or not, but a mic’ed up Larkin is funny:

No Beijing Olympics for the NHL, at least not if the Games are held this February. The NHL will use the break to make up Covid-cancelled games, venue availability permitting. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-nhlpa-withdraws-from-beijing-2022-winter-olympics-1.6293961 The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players' Association have reached an agreement to not send its players to participate in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in February, according to reports from The Toronto Star's Chris Johnston and Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli. According to Johnston, the league and its players made the decision on Tuesday and now must finalize it with the International Olympic Committee. Seravalli reported on Twitter the official announcement could come as early as Tuesday or even later in the week. The league had until Jan. 10 to opt out of the Olympics without financial penalty.

I think most fans in Canada got bored seeing the same half a dozen teams all season.

The problem with Buffalo is not the fans. They've put up with a lot of garbage hockey the past decade, probably the worst of any team in the league during that span.

Overall, 5 of 10 NHL games scheduled for yesterday were canceled, 4 of 8 today and already 3 of 5 of tomorrow’s.

All cross-border games between Canadian teams and U.S. teams this week have been shut down too.

There is a a lot of stuff going on in Canada right now that would blow your mind. Vancouver students on hunger strike because in-person final exams for healthy, 20 year old double-vaxxed students wearing masks are going on as scheduled instead of moving online or being cancelled.

50% is the new rule in British Columbia announced Friday. Canucks are figuring that out now and are expected to communicate their plan in next day or two. Expectation is that all season ticket holders will be unaffected and all one off sales will be cancelled. Any gap between season ticket holders and 50% will go back on sale. But no one is sure yet. Btw, all season so far at games in Canada you have to show your proof of vaccination card (electronic on phone).

And 2020 #4 Raymond in 31 games has just one fewer point (28) than 2020 #1 Lafreniere has in 81 games.

I wouldn’t trade Seider straight up for anyone in the 2019 draft.

If the NHL cares about community spread, then shut the games down or play them without fans or play them with fans but no concession stands. Because 18,000 fans of all ages and sizes in an indoor arena will have way more than impact on spread than do the 75 or so players and staff.. The current NHL system is a farce. NFL acted more sensibly yesterday.

I’m not sure why there would be liability. There are many workplaces open across North America and I’d say very, very few do regular testing of management and employees the way pro sports does. There will be positive Covid tests three years from now, so at some point the NHL needs to decide how long it wants to do it.

Stevie gets it. https://ca.yahoo.com/sports/news/nhl-wings-gm-steve-yzerman-questions-why-league-testing-asymptomatic-players-034443268.html Detroit Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman openly questioned why the NHL and its respective teams are testing asymptomatic players for COVID-19 amid an outbreak of the Omicron variant. Although several teams across various North American sports leagues are facing a major uptick in positive COVID-19 cases, Yzerman believes that most of the positive cases in the NHL constitute nothing more serious than the common cold.

Big night for the big line. 5-2 Wings after another Bertuzzi goal.

The Devils' 3rd jersey is as boring as their 1990s trap play.

Probably not a Canadian. We need PCR tests again to get back into Canada, killing day trips.

Fight! McLeod vs Hronek.

Hattie for Larkin! Hard to believe it is his career first.

18 assists for Seider on the year.