The virus has infiltrated the North...time to drop all your players on Canadian teams.Habs - Oilers game delayed 1 hr because one Oiler was placed on the COVID protocol (seems to be Puljujarvi @Hollywood).
NHL needs the time to test the rest of the Oilers before the game. They say that the player placed on the COVID protocol did not necessarily get a positive test, but may have been in contact. The game is still on at this point.
Article in french:
Protocole de la COVID-19 | Le match Oilers-Canadien repoussé d’une heure, Puljujarvi sur la liste COVID
Le match entre le Canadien et les Oilers d’Edmonton, prévu jeudi à 19 h, est retardé d’une heure après que Jesse Puljujarvi, des Oilers, eut été placé sur la liste du protocole de la COVID-19. La LNH en a fait l’annonce jeudi après-midi.www.lapresse.ca
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BazookaTooth
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so i get one Vegas guy back and another one is gone
Hollywood
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I guess we shall know at 5:00 pm.
The start time of Thursday's Montreal Canadiens-Edmonton Oilers clash has been pushed back from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET as the Oilers await test results after an Edmonton player entered the COVID-19 protocol, the league announced.
The player is unconfirmed at this point, but training staff pulled Jesse Puljujarvi from practice Thursday morning, according to Sportsnet's Mark Spector.
The NHL releases its official COVID-19 list around 5:00 p.m. ET daily.
The Oilers last played Tuesday versus the Ottawa Senators, while the Montreal Canadiens were in action Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
There have been several postponements tied to COVID-19 early in the 2021 season, but the North Division has yet to be affected.
The start time of Thursday's Montreal Canadiens-Edmonton Oilers clash has been pushed back from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET as the Oilers await test results after an Edmonton player entered the COVID-19 protocol, the league announced.
The player is unconfirmed at this point, but training staff pulled Jesse Puljujarvi from practice Thursday morning, according to Sportsnet's Mark Spector.
The NHL releases its official COVID-19 list around 5:00 p.m. ET daily.
The Oilers last played Tuesday versus the Ottawa Senators, while the Montreal Canadiens were in action Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
There have been several postponements tied to COVID-19 early in the 2021 season, but the North Division has yet to be affected.
Turbo
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Game is on at 8pm. Puljujarvi (@Hollywood) is on the COVID list.
Hollywood
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Yeah sadly I know. He's already on the IR.
Turbo
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Yeah sadly I know. He's already on the IR.
At least everyone else tested negative (he's probably negative too. For all we know, this could be a contact tracing thing).
Hollywood
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That's true. However for me, it's the fact that I just recently acquired him and he's already out. Plus I dropped a couple of guys from Minny and St. Louis based on their availability or lack therefore and substituted them with two Flyers who are now in the exact same situation.
Turbo
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That's true. However for me, it's the fact that I just recently acquired him and he's already out. Plus I dropped a couple of guys from Minny and St. Louis based on their availability or lack therefore and substituted them with two Flyers who are now in the exact same situation.
My weekly pool is a joke right now too.... I'm able to dress some guys, but frankly they're not my better performing players.
I added Grzelcyk yesterday because he had 3 more games this week, but he is now DTD and played only 11:00 mins and got exactly 0 everything.That's true. However for me, it's the fact that I just recently acquired him and he's already out. Plus I dropped a couple of guys from Minny and St. Louis based on their availability or lack therefore and substituted them with two Flyers who are now in the exact same situation.
Hollywood
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Is he on the COVID-19 protocol list?
No...just undisclosed lower body injury. He can't give that to Pasta.
Hollywood
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The NHL announced its enhanced COVID-19 measures Thursday, which include rapid testing on game days, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
Other key protocols include:
Tuesday's game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks continued despite Vegas learning midgame that one of its players tested positive for COVID-19. Forward Tomas Nosek was pulled from the contest after playing over nine minutes and was later placed on the COVID-19 protocol list.
The league has postponed 35 games so far this season, and the majority of clubs have seen at least one player hit the protocol list.
Other key protocols include:
- Asking that players remain at home as much as possible (except for practices/games)
- Recommending household members limit discretionary activities outside the home
- Use of KN95 masks
- Mandate that all meetings be held virtually
- Glass removed from benches and penalty box
Tuesday's game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks continued despite Vegas learning midgame that one of its players tested positive for COVID-19. Forward Tomas Nosek was pulled from the contest after playing over nine minutes and was later placed on the COVID-19 protocol list.
The league has postponed 35 games so far this season, and the majority of clubs have seen at least one player hit the protocol list.
Turbo
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I haven't yelled at the TV like tonight in a long time... expectations and bad spells make for heightened frustration.
Plus the flush handle on my toilet broke, FFS, and I now have to keep the tank open and pull the chain by hand.
We're just not getting the bounces.
Plus the flush handle on my toilet broke, FFS, and I now have to keep the tank open and pull the chain by hand.
We're just not getting the bounces.
Hollywood
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I'm in favor of the NHL working on changing the draft lottery 
It appears the NHL's current draft lottery system will undergo more tweaks in the near future.
Deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed Thursday that the league is working on changing the draft lottery, which will be discussed with the Board of Governors when the time is right, reports The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.
"There are a lot of people around the league that simply felt that a team like (the) Detroit (Red Wings), undergoing a real rebuild, 23 points behind the 30th-place team last year, should not have been picking fourth," LeBrun said on Thursday's edition of TSN's "Insider Trading."
In October, a number of the league's general managers reportedly called on the league to increase the odds of winning the draft lottery for the teams that finish lowest in the standings.
The NHL introduced a weighted lottery system beginning in 2015 to discourage tanking. Since then, the last-place team has chosen first overall twice: the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2016 and the Buffalo Sabres in 2018.
The league has made small tweaks since, giving the bottom-ranked teams higher odds of moving down and other lottery clubs better chances of moving into the top three.
Daly didn't divulge what changes the league is considering.
It appears the NHL's current draft lottery system will undergo more tweaks in the near future.
Deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed Thursday that the league is working on changing the draft lottery, which will be discussed with the Board of Governors when the time is right, reports The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.
"There are a lot of people around the league that simply felt that a team like (the) Detroit (Red Wings), undergoing a real rebuild, 23 points behind the 30th-place team last year, should not have been picking fourth," LeBrun said on Thursday's edition of TSN's "Insider Trading."
In October, a number of the league's general managers reportedly called on the league to increase the odds of winning the draft lottery for the teams that finish lowest in the standings.
The NHL introduced a weighted lottery system beginning in 2015 to discourage tanking. Since then, the last-place team has chosen first overall twice: the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2016 and the Buffalo Sabres in 2018.
The league has made small tweaks since, giving the bottom-ranked teams higher odds of moving down and other lottery clubs better chances of moving into the top three.
Daly didn't divulge what changes the league is considering.
BjorgenFjorgen
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Wow, dumb. They instituted the draft lottery to disincentivize tanking and now it's...working too well? The league shouldn't be catering to its worst run teams and GMs.I'm in favor of the NHL working on changing the draft lottery
It appears the NHL's current draft lottery system will undergo more tweaks in the near future.
Deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed Thursday that the league is working on changing the draft lottery, which will be discussed with the Board of Governors when the time is right, reports The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.
"There are a lot of people around the league that simply felt that a team like (the) Detroit (Red Wings), undergoing a real rebuild, 23 points behind the 30th-place team last year, should not have been picking fourth," LeBrun said on Thursday's edition of TSN's "Insider Trading."
In October, a number of the league's general managers reportedly called on the league to increase the odds of winning the draft lottery for the teams that finish lowest in the standings.
The NHL introduced a weighted lottery system beginning in 2015 to discourage tanking. Since then, the last-place team has chosen first overall twice: the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2016 and the Buffalo Sabres in 2018.
The league has made small tweaks since, giving the bottom-ranked teams higher odds of moving down and other lottery clubs better chances of moving into the top three.
Daly didn't divulge what changes the league is considering.
As always, the only real solution is to abolish the draft.
Corycm
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Again with the two games tonight/bucket full tomorrow. Don’t these people know we’re all stuck at home?
Turbo
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I know you're all on the edges of your seats wanting to know: yes, I repaired the flush handle on my toilet.
We should have a better game tomorrow.
We should have a better game tomorrow.
BjorgenFjorgen
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Wait, what did I miss
Turbo
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Habs - Oilers game delayed 1 hr because one Oiler was placed on the COVID protocol (seems to be Puljujarvi @Hollywood). NHL needs the time to test the rest of the Oilers before the game. They say that the player placed on the COVID protocol did not necessarily get a positive test, but may have...
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