The most optimistic people in hockey I've talked to have suggested this "pause" only lasts three or four weeks and then the playoffs would start almost as scheduled in mid-April. Hard to imagine that happens, but that's the hope.

From James Mirtle

actually normally people in the field (doctors, nurses, specialists) have a much better vision on what is actually happening in the hospitals etc. than the pencil lickers of CDC and similar organizations..
- MaximusAurelius

They do.

Numbers? Nope they don’t have a clue.

They probably have had it with all the people coming in with the sniffles though. They probably have a rough number of people coming in like that.

A friend of mine just posted an article that said 50% of cases require hospitalization. Idiots like that cause major (frank)ing problems.

I'd tend to agree with this.

The CDC does have to remain somewhat relevant, so at times you can question their impartiality. They are also somewhat politically manipulated in some ways right now, which constrains their ability to be transparent. That said, the CDC does receive second hand information from a lot of sources, and once aggregated and corroborated is probably a good source information.

Front line doctors and nurses have no reason to lie or overstate the problems. If you knew and trusted the source, I would give them the respect they deserve.
- Monkeypunk

No doctor or nurse should be reporting numbers. One situation in one neighborhood will be completely different in the next.

Just listening to TSN . . . . and it dawned on me: What are these guys going to do for 2 months with no sports anywhere? Maybe they could play music videos since MTV won't . . .
- Monkeypunk

You know they'll talk about offersheets..

No doctor or nurse should be reporting numbers. One situation in one neighborhood will be completely different in the next.
- Santo_44

they're not reporting numbers though. they're merely saying it's quite worse than some of the official entities are indicating.

it's actually quite worse than i expected here in europe already.
had my grocery delivery (that i ordered over a week ago) arriving today.
they were out of champagne
(can you imagine people prepping by stocking up bottles of champagne?!! )

they're not reporting numbers though. they're merely saying it's quite worse than some of the official entities are indicating.

it's actually quite worse than i expected here in europe already.
had my grocery delivery (that i ordered over a week ago) arriving today.
they were out of champagne
(can you imagine people prepping by stocking up bottles of champagne?!! )
- MaximusAurelius

Makes a hell of a lot more sense than buying 400 rolls of toilet paper

Makes a hell of a lot more sense than buying 400 rolls of toilet paper
- TheMussel

Who had this in the Wedgie prediction thread?

they're not reporting numbers though. they're merely saying it's quite worse than some of the official entities are indicating.

it's actually quite worse than i expected here in europe already.
had my grocery delivery (that i ordered over a week ago) arriving today.
they were out of champagne
(can you imagine people prepping by stocking up bottles of champagne?!! )
- MaximusAurelius

I have multiple family members working in emerge.

It’s different for every person and every day. You cant base it off one doctors or nurses opinion. They have their patients can in different scenarios.

And each neighborhood is completely different.

Lastly. Those working in those situations see the worst of the worst. Of course they are going to say it’s worse than it looks on the numbers...they (frank)ing see the 10%ers that need critical care.

My sister works in emerg in Mississauga. Yeah it looks bad on the inside and it’ll get a lot worse. But you don’t need someone who sees the worst of the worst to give you insight on the virus as a whole.

Be smarter than this.

Makes a hell of a lot more sense than buying 400 rolls of toilet paper
- TheMussel

Seriously....

Our human minds aren’t wired to be bored...Isolation isn’t healthy for our mental health...

Might as well stock up on the good stuff!!

Who had this in the Wedgie prediction thread?
- Zezel

Roger

Who had this in the Wedgie prediction thread?
- Zezel

anyone who predicted Nylander would ruin the season

I have multiple family members working in emerge.

It’s different for every person and every day. You cant base it off one doctors or nurses opinion. They have their patients can in different scenarios.

And each neighborhood is completely different.

Lastly. Those working in those situations see the worst of the worst. Of course they are going to say it’s worse than it looks on the numbers...they (frank)ing see the 10%ers that need critical care.

Be smarter than this.
- Santo_44

check what happens and happened in Europe. most of the national 'CDCs' there are still underplaying the numbers (if you don't run diagnostic tests , then obviously no confirmed cases)

Roger
- AdamFrench

Damn his science is so tight!

check what happens and happened in Europe. most of the national 'CDCs' there are still underplaying the numbers (if you don't run diagnostic tests , then obviously no confirmed cases)
- MaximusAurelius

I’m patiently waiting for the CDC to release an estimate for cases.

A lot of people barely know they have it.

I don’t even want to guess. It could be 150K or it could be 500K. You wouldn’t be crazy to say either.

anyone who predicted Nylander would ruin the season
- senstroll

YOU LEAVE NYLANDER OUT OF THIS!!!

Seriously....

Our human minds aren’t wired to be bored...Isolation isn’t healthy for our mental health...

Might as well stock up on the good stuff!!
- Santo_44

I tells you what though, it's a good time to be working in video games

Maybe Marchand is crying right now...aw, thinking about it makes me happy.

I tells you what though, it's a good time to be working in video games
- TheMussel

Not being able to afford travelling is really working, plus if you do you have a 99.9% chance of not dying.

- Millennial Power Intensifies

YOU LEAVE NYLANDER OUT OF THIS!!!
- Zezel

cant win with him..so its true

I tells you what though, it's a good time to be working in video games
- TheMussel

I run a business in the trades.

Get your pot lights changed quick! You never know.

Who had this in the Wedgie prediction thread?
- Zezel

How bad is giving up a first rounder this year looking now? If there's no playoffs then every first rounder should be a lottery pick

new blog everyone

How bad is giving up a first rounder this year looking now? If there's no playoffs then every first rounder should be a lottery pick
- winsix

They'll do what they did in 2012/2013 in the inverse I would guess.