Without fans in the stands, the sounds of a live NHL game have more than six feet of space to breathe. lukefoxjukebox details what it was like to watch the first National Hockey League game played under pandemic lockdown ⤵️
Warm-up playlist for Penguins-Flyers features Dr. Dre, Onyx, Black Sheep, Jay-Z, LOX, DMX, Jim Jones, Clipse, Lil Jon, Post Malone, Travis Scott, Sheck Wes, Bone Crusher. It's almost as if they're putting on this show just for me… um, wait.When the crowd’s absence is sorely felt is with the score 2-1 Philly late in the third. Close game, zero atmosphere. No “ooh” or “ahh” opportunities to tie the contest late.
“We are in a bubble. Major League Baseball is not,” Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy points out, and he makes a strong, if plain, point. To think, the average annual break between NHL games in a typical off-season, from Cup hoist to pre-season, is 98 days.“Going back five months ago, I would’ve never imagined you’d stand in front of a computerized, artificial-intelligence machine that tells you your temperature and gives you a green light or a red light to proceed with your day,” Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas says. “If you had told me five months ago this is where we were going to be at, I would’ve never believed it.
“I also think about the huge undertaking the league has attempted to put together here. Having spent a couple of days now in the hub city, in the ‘bubble,’ so to speak, I’m so impressed with the organization and the attention to detail with what the league has gone through to try to keep our players safe and our coaches safe and everyone involved safe — and, at the same time, allowing the spirit of competition to take place.
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