Although I recall there being extreme concerns with SARS long ago, I don't recall the mass hysteria, cancelled sporting events, that we're seeing with today's lethal Corona virus. Is it simply due to media?
- LeftCoaster

Do you remember when you didn't have to lock your doors or have security systems? The simpler times without media attention to serial killers, robberies etc. Well news began to focus on these dangers and fear took over. Ignorance can be blissful right?

Now with social media at such heights, world wide, there is nothing that doesn't get covered to mass levels. Hysteria is common place be it cautionary or reactionary.

Does it mean we have to live in plastic bubbles so nothing affects us or can we just accept that there are dangers in this world but life must go on. Its just hard to know what is precautionary versus reactionary in this spot light world. Hockey was one good escape we'll have to do without for now.

It does spread at an unbelievable rate but it is in fact far less dangerous.
- LeftCoaster

low mortality rate x high infection rate = lots of deaths.


we should ask our parents if they're comfortable with a 3-7% death rate.

Love it

https://twitter.com/monty...tatus/1238160995031400449
- VanHockeyGuy

Same account, check out the punch at the end of video. Can't believe the guy got up from that.

https://twitter.com/Deano...tatus/1238010653924831234

More to come...


Darren Dreger
@DarrenDreger
Told the U18 World Championship has been cancelled.
9:30 AM · Mar 12, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
- VanHockeyGuy

That fuken Dreger is a Debbie Downer. He is just one big walking glum Gus

low mortality rate x high infection rate = lots of deaths.


we should ask our parents if they're comfortable with a 3-7% death rate.
- RealityChecker

Numbers I read this morning are 0.7% to 3.4%, depending on location, ie: ground zero, which is far less than SARS but at a much higher infection rate. It's the weak who are always most vulnerable, people with existing respiratory illnesses and the elderly.

80% of cases will simply feel flu like symptoms.

Dean Koontz wrote about it in 1981. The book was called The Eyes of Darkness. As creepy as the Simpsons predicting the future?
- LordHumungous

Stephen King - The Stand
Frank Herbert - White Plague

Literally every zombie show ever made is basically the same scenario but with undead as opposed to dead...

I wonder how they will work playoffs whenever they come back. Have all teams play up to 71 games, or finish the full 82?

This could be good for Van as Marky now has time to get healthy.
- NorthNuck

Now that he is on LTIR doesn't he have to stay out 10 Games?

Numbers I read this morning are 0.7% to 3.4%, depending on location, ie: ground zero, which is far less than SARS but at a much higher infection rate. It's the weak who are always most vulnerable, people with existing respiratory illnesses and the elderly.

80% of cases will simply feel flu like symptoms.
- LeftCoaster

i'm not disagreeing. i'm not worried about for myself per se. even if i get it, i'll be fine.

lots of people will be asymptomatic and it'll pass without them even knowing. it really isn't that dangerous.

...except for the vulnerable. that's why i'm worried. i've got a parent who is 70 and even at your low percentages, that worries me. that death rate is huge for a cold/flu type situation especially when we know that it spreads as fast.

so the precautions that i think everyone should take aren't necessarily for them (or ourselves), it's ensuring that it doesn't become widespread and hit the vulnerable.

He said guys take wristers over 90
- NorthNuck

Ovi was clocked taking a wrister at 74mph.....seems legit.

Love it

https://twitter.com/monty...tatus/1238160995031400449
- VanHockeyGuy

Safeway had some this morning we picked up 12 more rolls

Ovi was clocked taking a wrister at 74mph.....seems legit.
- belcherbd

id take it further and say I doubt there is a canucks fan on these boards that could take a slap shot and hit 74 mph lol

Ovi was clocked taking a wrister at 74mph.....seems legit.
- belcherbd

He had the gun set in KM/HR

He had the gun set in KM/HR
- LeftCoaster

You ever clock your shot when you were playing?

Canadian Olympian Alysha Newman



Very sporty.
- bloatedmosquito

Man now that most sports are cancelled - I really hope they start airing more Pole Vaulting competitions.....

id take it further and say I doubt there is a canucks fan on these boards that could take a slap shot and hit 74 mph lol
- Codes1087

once at the pne (they had a radar gun and the orange hockey balls), i hit a clapper that reached the 70s.

i was drunk and it might have been km's.

Hopefully the season resumes and jumps straight into playoffs.


Central
St. Louis
Colorado
Dallas
Pacific
Vegas
Edmonton
Vancouver
WC
Nashville
Calgary


I predicted these matchups a month ago!

Blues Beat Flames
Preds beat Knights
Stars beat Avs
Nucks beat oil

Nucks beat Preds
Stars beat Blues

Stars beat nucks

Safeway had some this morning we picked up 12 more rolls
- VANTEL

You eat too much Chili man.

You ever clock your shot when you were playing?
- belcherbd

No...but I remember Brent Ashton took a wrist shot one time that rang off the cross bar and thought to myself, "I can't even shoot a slapper that hard"

Wash your hands, heathens!

You eat too much Chili man.
- VanHockeyGuy

Filipino food cleans you out.

You eat too much Chili man.
- VanHockeyGuy

i'm one step ahead of you guys... instead of hording toilet paper, i'm hording immodium.

Man now that most sports are cancelled - I really hope they start airing more Pole Vaulting competitions.....
- Brooks_Light

I'd be willing to wager that a Lingerie Pole Vaulting League would get higher ratings than the darts or snooker coverage that TSN runs now.

I'd be willing to wager that a Lingerie Pole Vaulting League would get higher ratings than the darts or snooker coverage that TSN runs now.
- YeOldTimer

Be right behind NFL ratings at number 2

I'd be willing to wager that a Lingerie Pole Vaulting League would get higher ratings than the darts or snooker coverage that TSN runs now.
- YeOldTimer

So would plain old regular pole vaulting

Christ get ready for 27/7 Poker Coverage

No...but I remember Brent Ashton took a wrist shot one time that rang off the cross bar and thought to myself, "I can't even shoot a slapper that hard"
- LeftCoaster

What happens to the Hockey pool now ? Do I win?