Hockey Randomness

[dodint]

NHL is asking teams about building availability through 7/31. So I imagine they're preparing to hang up the skates for a good bit. Evaluating options...

Olli Maatta dies twice in an August cup parade.

[AuthorTony]

Playing in July would be asinine. Skip all of the regularly scheduled remaining games. If things aren't better in time for the playoffs then just call it a season. Life will go on. There's no sense fowling up 2020-2021 too.

[Ad@m]

TAMPA — The Lightning followed the Utah Jazz to Boston and Detroit this weekend. At least two players on the Jazz have tested positive for coronavirus.

Jazz center Rudy Gobert was the NBA’s patient zero, having tested positive for COVID-19 just before tipoff of Wednesday’s game in Oklahoma City. Since then, Donovan Mitchell has also tested positive.


The Jazz played at the TD Garden and Little Caesars Arena the night before the Lightning did in both cities. In Boston, the TD Garden shares medical space and a change room for visitors of the NBA and NHL. In Detroit, Little Caesars Arena has a separate space for basketball and hockey teams.

Locker rooms are always deep cleaned and sanitized between teams. Even when the same team is using it from one day to the next, gear and the room is sanitized. The Lightning confirmed their spaces in both arenas had been deep cleaned and sanitized.

“We also understand that with no actual contact with an infected person, our risk levels are low," a statement from the team read in part. "As we are at no more risk than the general population and nobody in hockey operations has any symptoms, we are not subject to being tested at this time.”

The Lightning’s training staff emailed players with updates, mostly the above information, so they knew they were likely safe.

“It’s scary, though," forward Alex Killorn said.

[Gaucho]

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

[Gaucho]

[mikey]

Good boys...

[meow]

Bob should be giving more of his paycheck away based on his play

He should wear a ski mask when he cashes his checks

[nocera]

ECHL cancels the remainder of the season
https://www.echl.com/en/news/2020/3/ech ... -20-season

[meow]

Silver lining to all this. Think of the guys that are currently called up the their NHL club. They are making some NHL bank right now

[MR25]

The Ducks put Kiefer Sherwood on waivers, likely because they didn't want to pay him. Can't really think of another good reason.

[nocera]

The Ducks put Kiefer Sherwood on waivers, likely because they didn't want to pay him. Can't really think of another good reason.

I’m a little surprised teams are able to make roster moves.

[Gaucho]

[Freddy Rumsen]

[Gaucho]

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

An Ottawa Senator has tested positive for coronavirus. First NHLer.

[Ad@m]

The Penguins played @ LA (2-26), @ ANA (2-28) and @ SJ (2-29). They played the Senators (3-3). The Senators last three games were played @ SJ, @ ANA and @ LA. An arena worker in SJ tested positive last week.

[shafnutz05]

[DigitalGypsy66]

Like all the staff? Yikes. But I guess that makes sense? No hockey to cover, no Hockey News to write.

[nocera]

My hope is that doing this allows them to collect unemployment and the majority will be back once hockey is back.

[Gaucho]

[Gaucho]

McDavid, Crosby, Marchand, Hedman, Pietrangelo

**** Marchand tho

[MR25]

Matthews-McDavid-Kuch
Pietrangelo-Makar

[NTP66]

Blasphemer.

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

Pasta - Sid - Rat
Hedman - Makar