lou lams said theres one player who was destined to play in the ahl that he's looking to accomodate with a euro assignment
Haha I had to scroll back up just to check myself!
One of the best fantasy minds (not to mention fantastic people) has returned to the forums!!
I just can't believe it was a Bertuzzi thread that brought the legend himself back.
Great to see your name and wisdom back Shoeless
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Let’s not forget he’s coming off a missed year and a back surgery. Health alone is going to be a question mark. Then add in his games missed due to selfishness and any sick days… I ain’t touching this clown. Even though the Bertuzzi name on this kids jersey was a choice (opportunistically changed it to gain some name recognition) he’s lived up to the “pride” that the name represents in hockey.
Disappointing to see.
I think I saw some of the restrictions the NHL has imposed as:
- Can only go to hotel, practice facility and arena during away games (no bars, gyms, pools, events and can't have teammates in the hotel room with them)
- Can't carpool or use saunas in any city
- "encouraged" to not eat or drink on flights, attend bars/clubs or eat indoors even at home
- Teams can suspended unvaccinated players who are "unable to participate in club activities". So due to a positive test, or inability to travel due to governmental restrictions
- The league won't suspend an unvaccinated player if it's determined the case "arose" out of the course of employment as a hockey player
- Unvaccinated players will need to quarantine for 7 days before training camp.
- Unvaccinated players are tested daily opposed to testing at least every 3rd day for vaccinated players
- Players who are vaccinated and get COVID will be treated as a "Hockey related injury" and not lose pay
I really wonder how long Bertuzzi can go with these restrictions. Also, with the games he's missing already he's forfeited $400,000 in salary. Plus anymore if he misses any games because of COVID.
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I think Bertuzzi is going to be a lockerroom distraction/nuisance/concern more than anything.
I think the players-group might actually work this one out... and I think StevieY (as former player)... knows it.
I mean, some of these guys have unvaccinated kids or unvaccinated friends/family (with medical reason).
Delta variant of COVID can still have breakthrough cases and spread THROUGH vaccinated players/coaches to their friends/family.
So... every.single.day Bertuzzi shows up in that lockerroom, on ice, shares breathing space with players...
He's exposing them, their kids, their worlds...
By the time he gets a positive test... it'll already have been breathed into the world of all his teammates.
His teammates are going to rail him.
We might not ever hear about it... (not this year)... but it'll be happening.
He's basically the guy bringing his gun into the lockerroom because its "his right". Psh.
I think he caves within a month and gets his vaccine shots.
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bode wilde might be the nyi player that didnt get vaxed .
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This is false.
Bertuzzi is adhering to increased restrictions movement restrictions (if properly followed) and the requirement of getting tested every day as opposed to every 3rd days. If tested every day the virus can be caught while still in the latent period (This is the period of time between getting infected with the virus and first becoming contagious). Players tested every 3 days run the (I'll say small) risk of being infectious around teammates.
Therefore, Bertuzzi would actually be safer to be around then all the other vaccinated players.
It's DeAngelo... still plenty of other nightmares there...
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It'll still be something players will be upset about if he isn't a liked player. He will 100% socially be a nuisance/distraction/concern.
You don't think him practicing with a mask on will distract players, or people who might be in a situation where they need to be careful for their home life be watching what water bottle is used? Or if there is COVID cases in the organization, don't you think he'd be social target #1?
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W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
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C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
Is this really the return of the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be?!?
I echo this
Invictus makes some good points here... I don't want to get into a big vaccination debate here. Plenty of other places to discuss that these days. But leagues are putting increased restrictions on players who choose to remain unvaccinated. If they follow these restrictions, they are arguably as safe or safer to be around than the vaccinated players are.
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