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The NHL’s success so far is making me hopeful for an NFL season, even if they have to go to a “bubble” like the NHL is using (assuming players are willing to agree to it for an entire season). Im hoping things continue to go well for the NHL. I’d say so far, so good though (knocks on wood...). Maybe the NFL won’t even need it if they can get the initial positive cases under control and then the players + staff all make sure they don’t do anything to put themselves at risk of contracting covid. Without a bubble I think a lot of this is going to fall to every player + employee (and their families) really adhering strongly to every precautionary guideline, especially when they’re away from the team. They’re almost going to have to create their own bubbles for the season. Meaning, keep their group of contacts small. Don’t have lots of guests over. No undue risks, like going out clubbing/bar hopping. I don’t know how it’ll work with players who have kids (especially those attending in-person schools). You can’t tell a player not to be with his kids. This virus is so damn sneaky in how it spreads. It’s definitely going to be a challenge to pull off this season, but the NFL and teams/owners seems willing to pour an awful lot of money/resources into it. I wouldn’t bet against it happening.

This is pretty cool. Didn’t know where else to put it. more: https://sportsnaut.com/2020/08/look-denver-broncos-using-misting-booth-to-help-protect-players-from-covid-19/ they’re using a product called “microSure”, which is touted as a powerful nontoxic disinfectant that kills viruses like E.Coli and Coronavirus on contact.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/08/04/beirut-explosion-ammonium-nitrate/ (If true)

Praying for everyone there! ?

Masks are a personal choice according to Paulding county, and social distancing will only be observed if possible. 70% of parents chose in school learning for their kids. 30% chose online, but the ones who chose online still have to go to school in person in the mean time, while online learning is set up. Link: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/paulding-at-home-learning-wait-list/85-00d037bd-eaa0-4fbe-9c06-dd21b40d335a and here’s Missouri’s Governor: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/20/missouri-gov-mike-parson-says-kids-get-over-covid-19/5474557002/ 'They’re going to get over it': Missouri Gov. insists kids must go back to school even though 'they will' get COVID-19 I sure hope he’s right. I know there’s no easy answers to this situation. But I feel like some of these school districts are basically using these kids as a giant medical/science experiment.

So is the NHL covid bubble working? I would say that it appears to be so far. I really hope it continues. It gives me (more) hope for sports this year!

I (thankfully) don’t have any kids in school, but talking with friends and family in multiple different counties and states, plans definitely seem to be all over the place. Like my friend near Rochester, their school is likely going with a hybrid plan - 2 days in class 3 days remote (or vise versa, can’t remember). They have detailed guidelines and require the kids to wear masks at all times. My cousin who teaches elementary school upstate, her school is having the kids at school 5 days a week. They have to wear masks entering the school but are allowed to take them off once they sit at their desk. She’s very worried about this, to say the least.

https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-new-study-explores-how-coronavirus-travels-indoors Research Brief: New study explores how coronavirus travels indoors interesting read.

Yep. https://thehockeywriters.com/2020-nhl-draft-lottery-round-2-explained/ I feel for Detroit. That was worst case scenario for them. But I’m also kind of glad. There was a chance the top 3 picks from this draft all landed right in our division (Detroitx1 and Ottawa x2). So now the teams left in our division that are in this play-in round are Toronto, Montreal and Florida. If any of those 3 fail to quality for the playoffs, they’ll get 12.5% odds at that #1 overall pick. The other teams in the play-in round: East- Pittsburgh, Carolina, NYI, NYR, Blue Jackets West- Chicago, Calgary, Edmonton, Nashville, Arizona, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Minnesota

Philly vs. Boston today at 3pm (EST) should be a good game!

It’ll go to one of the 8 teams that don’t make the 16 team playoff round. So if a team loses in this play-in round, they’ll get a chance at #1 overall. I believe each team gets a 1 in 8 chance iirc. So, for example, if Toronto doesn’t make the 16 team playoff round they’ll end up with a 1 in 8 shot at the #1 overall pick. It would be a f’ing nightmare if they added LaFreniere to Matthews, Marner, Tavares! I’m hoping the pick goes out west somewhere.

It so nice having hockey back! Im enjoying this Montreal Vs Pittsburgh game. I’m kind of rooting for Montreal. Actually, I’m kind of rooting for every team in our division during this play-in round. Even Toronto. I don’t want that 1st overall pick to end up in our division. After the play-in round I’ll pick a new team to root for, but until then, Go East! lol play-in round Tv schedule: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2020/08/01/nhl-playoffs-times-tv-stanley-cup-games/5557652002/

I am thrilled to have live hockey back to watch, but It’s also kind of depressing watching all these other teams get ready for the playoffs. I know they didn’t deserve to be there (though neither do some of these other teams....) but I would have loved to see what Ralph Krueger could do in more of a tournament setting like this. He’s pulled off some pretty huge upsets coaching tournament play over the years (beating team canada for silver has to be the most memorable. That was Insane!). Plus, with all the time off and strange circumstances we see some weird upsets in these play in rounds. The Sabres have been known to get hot for a stretch too... It would have been a lot of fun. Well, maybe. If they didn’t **** the bed right away. ?

John Chayka resigned. The coyotes didn’t pull any punches in their statement: Here’s some details on what happened. It looks like the new opportunity was with another NHL team. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/29555087/why-were-arizona-coyotes-angry-gm-john-chayka-quit Reading that last sentence I was like “hmm... maybe the opportunity really was with the Sabres...”. But then I read the next line: @njbuff I’m not really sure how I would’ve felt about Chayka in buffalo anyway.

I’ve been using this stuff for neck and shoulder pain recently and it’s been helping. https://www.myaderm.com I got the double strength stuff. It has a high dose of CBD, I like many of these creams and oils that have less than a gram of total CBD. Some have like 1/16th of a gram (which is nothing). It’s also transdermal so it absorbs right into your blood stream. Its a good one to try to see if CBD works for you because 1) it’s a lot higher dose than many of these CBD products, and 2) it’s just mainly pure CBD. It doesn’t have the icy/hot/menthol,etc. that most CBD creams have. Mine’s just basically CBD with a hint of an orange smell. (The orange bottle). It’s actually pretty easy to make your own CBD products too, and you can make higher quality stuff for a lot cheaper. Just order a 99% pure CBD isolate (or some other form of pure CBD, make sure it’s from a quality source) and mix it with your chosen muscle rub, or carrier oil. Or make edibles, etc.

how so? We know for a fact that this virus is plenty deadly, no matter what the mortality rate ends up being. This virus has killed 150,000 people in just over 4 months. and that’s with the (half-assed) preventative measures we’ve taken. I can’t even imagine how much worse it would have been if we just stayed open and did nothing. No average flu we’ve ever seen has killed 150,000 Americans in 4+ months. Our worst flu season in the last decade saw 30 to 60,000 deaths over the entire flu season (8-9 months). Covid has killed at least 2-4 x that amount in half the time (or less) and we haven’t even hit flu season yet this year. Covid is going to finish among the top 5 causes of death in the United States this year, and actually, probably top 3. For a whole month it was the #1 killer in the US. leading causes of death in the US, for comparison: https://www.healthline.com/health/leading-causes-of-death The mortality rate also doesn’t change the fact that this virus spreads fast and can quickly start to overwhelm our healthcare systems if left to spread unchecked (as we’ve seen over and over again here and around the world). We are also finding out that there could be longer term health effects, like damage to the heart and lungs. See the study that Hapless posted in the other covid thread that examined 100 “mild cases” (people who weren’t hospitalized) and found 78% with heart damage (in many people with no previous health issues).

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/politics/2020/07/29/ub-doctors-give-facts-about-hydroxychloroquine-and-covid ‘UB Doctors: Hydroxychloroquine Not Effective Treatment for COVID-19‘

I won’t even eat the wings if they’re soggy. Nasty! ?

I eat both but I definitely prefer the drums (nice and crispy!). I used to prefer the flats when I was a kid.

Anyone watch that 20/20 special on covid last night? edit - here it is. I highly recommend watching this if/when you get a chance. Parts 1-3: you can also watch the full episode here, but you need to sign in with your cable provider 1st: https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2020-07/28-american-catastrophe-how-did-we-get-here-a-special-edition-of-2020

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/14-texas-family-test-positive-coronavirus-after-small-gathering-1-n1234980 “14 in Texas family test positive for coronavirus after small gathering, 1 dies” ‘Tony Green, who lives in Dallas and hosted the small gathering, has described himself as a former COVID-19 denier.’

This is a report prepared by the coronavirus task force on all 50 states. Each state’s current covid situation is detailed and their recommendations are listed. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/28/us/states-report-virus-response-july-26.html “The federal government prepares regular reports on the response to the coronavirus. The following report, dated July 26, was distributed to states by the coronavirus task force.” The list is up to 21 states that they recommend put more restrictions in place. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/world/coronavirus-covid-19.html https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/509418-21-states-now-in-federal-red-zone-for-serious-coronavirus-outbreaks-report