if the season is cancelled, we won't get to watch the annual embarrassing collapse by the Leafs!
blessing in disguise?

if the season is cancelled, we won't get to watch the annual embarrassing collapse by the Leafs!
blessing in disguise?
- BestRapperAlive

Hopefully we’ll all die and be spared from this embarrassment forever. I am always reassured by your positive takes on things.

Leafs fans are getting ready to pop the champagne and forget this season ever happened.

They don't have to add another year to the number of seasons since they last won the Cup if they cancel the season.
- Dyaciuk

Yeah cause they don't count the2004 season either

I feel like in this time of crisis, ESPN should make the entire 30 for 30 series free on the internet.
- Atomic Wedgie

And any sports movie ever made.

Wonder what the next Texas Holdem’ type phenomenon will be?

Bubble Ball.

Video game tourny’s.

Leafs fans are getting ready to pop the champagne and forget this season ever happened.

They don't have to add another year to the number of seasons since they last won the Cup if they cancel the season.
- Dyaciuk

Could be worse.....could be the Montreal Expos 1994

Or even the Toronto Blue Jays 1994 for that matter

Fun mental exercise:

Some jurisdictions have banned all public events over 1,000 people.

So if the playoffs do get played under these conditions, how much would the price be in Toronto for one of the approximately 800 tickets?

The problem is front line staff tend to over-estimate the severity of things, because they are so immersed in it, they can't see the big picture.

You have 3 people come into your emergency department and die, you think it's an epidemic. It may just be coincidence. But it's hard to fight that emotional reaction.
- Atomic Wedgie

Yeah, when I was thinking about the front-line staff, I tried to imagine that context, thinking of the recency bias, the emotional bias, and the geographic impact - but I would expect that before someone tells you how awful it is, they would be immersed in it (multiple cases, an overload of people in beds, and on equipment, and so on). Essentially, the way it's described in Italy would give me reason to believe the front-line people over the CDC.

. . . and MLB has just shut down, too. Crazy.

Nba teams are still allowed to practice.
Those not on quarantine

Fun mental exercise:

Some jurisdictions have banned all public events over 1,000 people.

So if the playoffs do get played under these conditions, how much would the price be in Toronto for one of the approximately 800 tickets?
- Atomic Wedgie

$401,401.

Yeah, when I was thinking about the front-line staff, I tried to imagine that context, thinking of the recency bias, the emotional bias, and the geographic impact - but I would expect that before someone tells you how awful it is, they would be immersed in it (multiple cases, an overload of people in beds, and on equipment, and so on). Essentially, the way it's described in Italy would give me reason to believe the front-line people over the CDC.

. . . and MLB has just shut down, too. Crazy.
- Monkeypunk

They provide very different kinds of information. But yeah, if you want to understand how bad it is talk to front line staff.

The link in the attached article is the guideline used by Italian doctors to triage in emergency when they don’t have the capacity to treat and save everyone

https://www.theatlantic.c...gets-hospital-bed/607807/

Fun mental exercise:

Some jurisdictions have banned all public events over 1,000 people.

So if the playoffs do get played under these conditions, how much would the price be in Toronto for one of the approximately 800 tickets?
- Atomic Wedgie

Or for the 800 Leaf fans at Sens’ home games

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 . . .

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

Isn't that just the same as summertime?

Hopefully we’ll all die and be spared from this embarrassment forever. I am always reassured by your positive takes on things.
- Canada Cup

I stopped throwing things at my tv in 2005, since then I'm less rageful and more amused by each new leafs low point
(muskoka5, rask for raycroft, departure of franchise player 1/2 season before his retirement, 2 firsts and a 2nd, historic game 7 collapse, nelson mandela, coach whose only strategy is to yell "let's go", another coach who can't use a toaster, another game 7 collapse, jake gardiner, another game 7 loss after leading the series 3-2, lose to the zamboni driver, etc)

I stopped throwing things at my tv in 2005, since then I'm less rageful and more amused by each new leafs low point
(muskoka5, rask for raycroft, departure of franchise player 1/2 season before his retirement, 2 firsts and a 2nd, historic game 7 collapse, nelson mandela, coach whose only strategy is to yell "let's go", another coach who can't use a toaster, another game 7 collapse, jake gardiner, another game 7 loss after leading the series 3-2, lose to the zamboni driver, etc)
- BestRapperAlive

This was the year man

I think I’m coming down with something...

I got chills, they’re multiplying and I’m losing control...

I stopped throwing things at my tv in 2005, since then I'm less rageful and more amused by each new leafs low point
(muskoka5, rask for raycroft, departure of franchise player 1/2 season before his retirement, 2 firsts and a 2nd, historic game 7 collapse, nelson mandela, coach whose only strategy is to yell "let's go", another coach who can't use a toaster, another game 7 collapse, jake gardiner, another game 7 loss after leading the series 3-2, lose to the zamboni driver, etc)
- BestRapperAlive

I've been numb since they bought out Tucker

It's official.

Suspended.

Except for the Bruins.

Wow... it’s over!

One of my co-workers has a family friend who is a surgeon in the UK. He sent an email to his friends and family.
He states the death rate for seniors 80+ is 21.9%
70-79 = 8%
0 to 9 no fatalities kids are handling it quite well

He mentioned the UK is about 10 days behind Italy, and things are going to get quite bad, quite quickly.
There is no capacity available in hospitals in Italy.

This is not another flu, having a 10 to 30 times higher mortality rate and is at least twice as contagious as the flu.
He mentions, try to avoid contact with anyone. Stay home, get groceries on line etc etc.
Anyway, he goes on, but says the UK will be brutal in 2 weeks time.
- Woderwick

Actually this can’t be true because Trump banned all of Europe
except the UK from travel to the US. It certainly couldn’t have had anything to do with his resorts there.

I've been numb since they bought out Tucker
- jimi james

They haven't had a player who plays with that kind of heart since. Maybe grabovski?

season is paused for now.

not officially over - few options floating around though...

season is paused for now.

not officially over - few options floating around though...
- Lucas.Neilson

Play in Greenland. Problem solved.

Play in Greenland. Problem solved.
- AdamFrench