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Post by Willie Dog on Jul 1, 2020 12:50:55 GMT -5
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jul 1, 2020 13:01:45 GMT -5
Laval should be considered to be a hub city. They could release all non violent offenders in the Laval penitentiary and house the players there. Place Bettman in solitary. The world is so crazy that this is starting to make sense.
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Post by UberCranky on Jul 1, 2020 13:41:47 GMT -5
Edmonton has a provincial government that is very pro hockey...and not much a hot bed of political protest.
Toronto has a provincial politician that will bend over over hockey, depending on the prevailing winds, BUT.....John Tory and the city council can go with the "we only care about citizens" on this. They would LOVE to flex their left wing muscle and stop this "madness for money without regard for the safety of citizens" BUT they wont dare as long as the Laffs are playing. They know they will be wiped out in the polls if they wipe out any chance of the Laffies winning.
This could get fascinating. If the Habs are in it and the Laffs are golfing AND there is a strong hint of a second wave, bet on Toronto city council to jump on the shut down wagon. Then again, a couple of plane laods can always leave for Edmonton and city council has eggs on their faces. Then there is the protest du jour crowd that can get international attention.
I would of not picked Toronto. I don't know about the facilities, but I would of picked St Johns any time of day.
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Post by drkcloud on Jul 2, 2020 20:01:25 GMT -5
Nice that the Laffs get home ice advantage throughout the remainder of the season
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jul 6, 2020 15:04:47 GMT -5
I will say that I get the economic benefit to Edmonton with this hub situation, but as a resident, I am not thrilled with so many people from outside coming into town. No “bubble” is perfect. The cases here have been under control even after reopening many bars, restaurants and stores in mid May. There has been a bump up in cases due to more contact, but still well within the manageable range. Opening that border to the south and watching waves come into AB to head to the mountains, etc is our biggest risk to seeing cases spike like crazy here just due to increased contact with a population that has rampant cases.
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Post by Scotty D on Jul 17, 2020 12:26:22 GMT -5
i read somewhere that the leafs got the hub city because their fans are the most accustomed to watching other teams win playoff rounds in their building.
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Post by seventeen on Jul 17, 2020 12:51:15 GMT -5
I will say that I get the economic benefit to Edmonton with this hub situation, but as a resident, I am not thrilled with so many people from outside coming into town. No “bubble” is perfect. The cases here have been under control even after reopening many bars, restaurants and stores in mid May. There has been a bump up in cases due to more contact, but still well within the manageable range. Opening that border to the south and watching waves come into AB to head to the mountains, etc is our biggest risk to seeing cases spike like crazy here just due to increased contact with a population that has rampant cases. I was pleased the NHL opted out of BC when we wouldn't lean over for them. The risk/reward equation still doesn't seem worth it, NWT. Thirty odd teams, 53 people per team, say 1,600 'tourists' coming to Edmonton and Toronto. Many of whom will be sequestered anyway. Where is the economic benefit from such a small relative number? Eight hundred bodies per city. No fans are coming to Edmonton or TO to stay in a hotel or go to a bar and watch the games on tv. Much better to apply those same funds to several cases of beer, spirits and wine and stay home and watch those same games. It makes no sense for any host city, other than having commentators mention the city's name on telecasts. Expensive advertising given the potential risk.
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Post by jkr on Jul 17, 2020 13:11:04 GMT -5
i read somewhere that the leafs got the hub city because their fans are the most accustomed to watching other teams win playoff rounds in their building. Nice one.
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Post by franko on Jul 17, 2020 17:43:14 GMT -5
i read somewhere that the leafs got the hub city because their fans are the most accustomed to watching other teams win playoff rounds in their building. must . . . use.
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 17, 2020 18:01:58 GMT -5
i read somewhere that the leafs got the hub city because their fans are the most accustomed to watching other teams win playoff rounds in their building. That's a keeper!
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jul 20, 2020 16:32:01 GMT -5
I would of not picked Toronto. I don't know about the facilities, but I would of picked St Johns any time of day. St. John's isn't a bad choice at all, but the opportunity for the city of Halifax was there ... every so often a discussion comes up about a franchise in Halifax ... the population isn't there, but the league has played preseason games there in the past ... I look at it in hindsight and I really think the NHL missed an opportunity by passing on Halifax ... the Atlantic Provinces have done a great job in controlling their numbers and being able to host the NHL tournament would have been a nice reward ... on the other side of the coin, I can share in the concern folks may have about having their cities hosting the tournament ... we don't have to worry about it in Kingston, but the people I've talked to about it wouldn't have wanted it ... not sure how the folks of Halifax would feel about it, but it would have been nice to see ... Cheers.
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Post by Willie Dog on Jul 21, 2020 7:35:57 GMT -5
I would of not picked Toronto. I don't know about the facilities, but I would of picked St Johns any time of day. St. John's isn't a bad choice at all, but the opportunity for the city of Halifax was there ... every so often a discussion comes up about a franchise in Halifax ... the population isn't there, but the league has played preseason games there in the past ... I look at it in hindsight and I really think the NHL missed an opportunity by passing on Halifax ... the Atlantic Provinces have done a great job in controlling their numbers and being able to host the NHL tournament would have been a nice reward ... on the other side of the coin, I can share in the concern folks may have about having their cities hosting the tournament ... we don't have to worry about it in Kingston, but the people I've talked to about it wouldn't have wanted it ... not sure how the folks of Halifax would feel about it, but it would have been nice to see ... Cheers. I still think Ottawa would have been an ideal choice. NHL Arena, lots of practice facilities, Hotels near practice facilities, pretty boring town (what the NHL needs for this mess of a playoffs)
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jul 21, 2020 8:54:42 GMT -5
St. John's isn't a bad choice at all, but the opportunity for the city of Halifax was there ... every so often a discussion comes up about a franchise in Halifax ... the population isn't there, but the league has played preseason games there in the past ... I look at it in hindsight and I really think the NHL missed an opportunity by passing on Halifax ... the Atlantic Provinces have done a great job in controlling their numbers and being able to host the NHL tournament would have been a nice reward ... on the other side of the coin, I can share in the concern folks may have about having their cities hosting the tournament ... we don't have to worry about it in Kingston, but the people I've talked to about it wouldn't have wanted it ... not sure how the folks of Halifax would feel about it, but it would have been nice to see ... Cheers. I still think Ottawa would have been an ideal choice. NHL Arena, lots of practice facilities, Hotels near practice facilities, pretty boring town (what the NHL needs for this mess of a playoffs) Ottawa would have been a great choice, Willie ... Kanata's setup is ideal for hosting a tournament because everything is right there ... Cheers.
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