
Sumary of Hextall on Hockey: Don’t bet against a playoff bubble:
- The NHL requires individuals with positive tests to self-isolate for 10 days and for close contacts to self-isolate for two weeks — which would suggest a multi-week layoff looms for the Canucks..
- If the post-season is played outside a bubble format and a playoff team sees the virus run through a team as it has the Canucks – what happens?.
- A multi-week pause for a team to recoup is not realistic as it would diminish the integrity of the Stanley Cup playoffs….