WordsOfWisdom Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Not sure who the first player will be, but the breaking point is surely getting close. Case in point: Auston Matthews just enjoyed a hatless hat-trick. A "home" game in Toronto... in front of an empty building per the usual covid restrictions. Sooner or later, a star player is going to protest these mandates by demanding a trade to a team with no crowd restrictions. I'm just wondering who is going to be first. Fans in Canada are missing out on seeing the two best goal scorers to play for Canadian teams since... Wayne Gretzky and Guy Lafleur? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxrattle Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 The restrictions are being loosened all over Europe as nothing short of totalitarianism stops Omicron. I'm sure Canada has to follow the example before the players start a mass exodus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 9 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said: Not sure who the first player will be, but the breaking point is surely getting close. Case in point: Auston Matthews just enjoyed a hatless hat-trick. A "home" game in Toronto... in front of an empty building per the usual covid restrictions. Sooner or later, a star player is going to protest these mandates by demanding a trade to a team with no crowd restrictions. I'm just wondering who is going to be first. Fans in Canada are missing out on seeing the two best goal scorers to play for Canadian teams since... Wayne Gretzky and Guy Lafleur? So you're saying maybe the market for more Canadian teams isn't as great as *checks notes* you've been saying? Seriously, these are "temporary" conditions - you *might* have a point if no Canadian was ever going to be let into the seating area of an arena ever again. (further, it *sounds* like you saw the hat trick...) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, radoran said: Seriously, these are "temporary" conditions - you *might* have a point if no Canadian was ever going to be let into the seating area of an arena ever again. Don't underestimate the Quebec part. They are truly capable of that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said: Not sure who the first player will be, but the breaking point is surely getting close. Case in point: Auston Matthews just enjoyed a hatless hat-trick. A "home" game in Toronto... in front of an empty building per the usual covid restrictions. Sooner or later, a star player is going to protest these mandates by demanding a trade to a team with no crowd restrictions. I'm just wondering who is going to be first. Fans in Canada are missing out on seeing the two best goal scorers to play for Canadian teams since... Wayne Gretzky and Guy Lafleur? How many fans are missing out? Take away all the suits that attend Leaf games. Compare that to how many can still watch on TV. And let us know when Matthews scores 76 goals like Selanne did for Winnipeg...in his rookie year. Pro-rated or not. Or when he actually scores 52, like Iginla did for Calgary. Or Sakic who scored 48 for Quebec. Or Draisaitl who's actually scored 50 for Edmonton. Or Heatley who scored 50 twice for Ottawa. Or Bure and Mogilny who hit 50 a total of 4 times for Vancouver. Leaf fans wonder why other teams fans think they're a little full of themselves. Edited February 2, 2022 by flyercanuck 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, radoran said: So you're saying maybe the market for more Canadian teams isn't as great as *checks notes* you've been saying? Well without fans being allowed into the arena it's comparable to the hockey market in Carolina or Phoenix. 1 hour ago, radoran said: Seriously, these are "temporary" conditions Two years is not what I call "temporary". We went through an entire season of no fans in the building. Prior to that we went through the playoffs without fans. Now, at the midway point of year 3, we've gone a month without fans allowed in the building again... with no end in sight. The NHL has tried to stall for time by having the Cdn teams play all their road games now, but the teams are still behind in the schedule, have a ton of games to make up, and there's no indication that our stupid government is going to allow fans into the building again. At some point the players will leave, and ultimately the teams will leave. I'm sure the ultimatum letter from MLSE to the government is being typed up right now: "Dear (Government Official Name), we can no longer operate a profitable business here in Canada due to the restrictions your government has imposed on our customers. Therefore, we regret to inform you that if the restrictions are not lifted by (insert date) then we will have no other alternative but to relocate our operations to the United States." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 minute ago, WordsOfWisdom said: I'm sure the ultimatum letter from MLSE to the government is being typed up right now: "Dear (Government Official Name), we can no longer operate a profitable business here in Canada due to the restrictions your government has imposed on our customers. Therefore, we regret to inform you that if the restrictions are not lifted by (insert date) then we will have no other alternative but to relocate our operations to the United States." LMAO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Ewing Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Toronto and Ottawa ≠ Canada 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post flyercanuck Posted February 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2022 Just now, JR Ewing said: Toronto and Ottawa ≠ Canada And I could have named more players who have outscored Matthews just from Canadian teams. Ya, I can see ALL the Canadian NHL teams leaving. And pigs come flying out of my arse. And the Flyers winning a cup with Fletcher as GM and Homer and Clarke as....whatever the hell is they do. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Ewing Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 @WordsOfWisdom For what it's worth, I don't think the restrictions in Ontario will be in place that much longer. It's not quite time to set your hair on fire. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 2 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said: Two years is not what I call "temporary". We went through an entire season of no fans in the building. Prior to that we went through the playoffs without fans. Now, at the midway point of year 3, we've gone a month without fans allowed in the building again... with no end in sight. So you're saying that they were letting fans into the building this season? That people watched hockey live this season? You just might be onto something here... "No end in sight" is about as myopic as you can get. This is absolutely temporary. As it was before. I'll predict that fans will be in the Air Canada Centre to enjoy another first round playoff loss... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 3 hours ago, flyercanuck said: Leaf fans wonder why other teams fans think they're a little full of themselves. I really doubt they do 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 3 hours ago, JR Ewing said: It's not quite time to set your hair on fire but it would be cool to watch. Make a video. It will go viral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 3 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said: Prior to that we went through the playoffs without fans. that had nothing to do with Covid 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 2 hours ago, CoachX said: 6 hours ago, JR Ewing said: It's not quite time to set your hair on fire but it would be cool to watch. Make a video. It will go viral 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icechipper Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Winnipeg fans are amazing. All of Manitoba has a population of like 1.3 million. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 41 minutes ago, Icechipper said: Winnipeg fans are amazing. All of Manitoba has a population of like 1.3 million. I'll say they are. And stealthy too. They always seem to elude the border patrols and sneak their way into the Xcel Energy Center and commandeer entire sections whenever the Jets travel to St. Paul. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 10 hours ago, radoran said: So you're saying that they were letting fans into the building this season? That people watched hockey live this season? You just might be onto something here... "No end in sight" is about as myopic as you can get. This is absolutely temporary. As it was before. I'll predict that fans will be in the Air Canada Centre to enjoy another first round playoff loss... I'm convinced that closing the NHL arenas to fans once again has spawned the Freedom Convoy. Never underestimate how angry Canadian hockey fans can get with no hockey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 12 hours ago, flyercanuck said: And let us know when Matthews scores 76 goals like Selanne did for Winnipeg...in his rookie year. Pro-rated or not. Or when he actually scores 52, like Iginla did for Calgary. Or Sakic who scored 48 for Quebec. Or Draisaitl who's actually scored 50 for Edmonton. Or Heatley who scored 50 twice for Ottawa. Or Bure and Mogilny who hit 50 a total of 4 times for Vancouver. Can we just acknowledge that it has been a rare thing (until very recently) and smash that LIKE button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 46 minutes ago, WordsOfWisdom said: I'm convinced that closing the NHL arenas to fans once again has spawned the Freedom Convoy. Never underestimate how angry Canadian hockey fans can get with no hockey. The ones who convoyed to Ottawa to protest Provincial restrictions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 8 hours ago, radoran said: The ones who convoyed to Ottawa to protest Provincial restrictions? Sssh! We can't talk about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icechipper Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 When staging a Canadian rally in January, you need to do it in the warmth of your truck. Let that diesel engine run! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 On 2/3/2022 at 8:48 AM, WordsOfWisdom said: Sssh! We can't talk about it. I knew you were going to segue into that and readied my delete finger lol. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 4 hours ago, J0e Th0rnton said: I knew you were going to segue into that and readied my delete finger lol. I figured a thread on "Popular Canadian Travel Destinations" would have been fun too. But I am doing my best to keep it to hockey. Honest! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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