Cancel the season. Whoever wins this Cup will forever have an asterisk next to it.
- GalacticStone
Obviously things won’t be normal and maybe not playing hockey is the right thing; but who cares if the cup has an asterisk next to it? The cup has been played for under many different formats. As long as they legitimately play the games what difference does it make?
Also? Someone want to tell me who this fire at benefits? Because after the playoffs are over everyone who lost will say they got screwed and the winner only won because of a pandemic; but does anybody know who that is now???? No.
When Tampa loses is it because of the pandemic or because they can’t win in the playoffs? If they finally get a cup they’ve been considered a top contender for years did the virus help them?
Pittsburgh is bellyaching about playing Montreal in a short series. For (frank) sake if you can’t beat the Habs who shouldn’t even be in the playoffs do you deserve to advance?
And there is no real asterisk anywhere except in people’s minds. Anyone upset about the asterisk in 1925 when the Canadiens were handed the cup without playing the Hamilton Tigers when the league suspended them for demanding more pay? No. Just another cup for the Canadiens.