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They are airing the 1st ever winter classic at Ralph Wilson stadium (Sabres vs. Penguins) on NBCS right now (it’s almost over though). Crazy seeing how young Crosby, Malkin, Miller, Vanek, Roy (etc) are.

According to that on screen graph in the video it shows Almost 62,000 confirmed cases in the U.S. (and I’m sure the number is actually much higher than that). Just a week ago the US had about 6,300 confirmed cases.

So sorry to hear this. My condolences to you and your family. May he RIP.

Personally, I think Belichick is going to try and develop another mid round QB (either Stidham or someone they draft in the 2nd, 3rd, etc. maybe late 1st at best). I think he might want to prove that he doesn’t need a QB that was a top 10 pick in the draft to win. It would cement his legacy if he’s able to develop another mid/late round QB and continue winning. I also don’t see them tanking. It would destroy that whole “patriot way” culture he’s built (where everyone is asked to sacrifice whatever it takes to win) and people would be saying “see, Brady Was the reason for the dynasty!”.

https://theathletic.com/1700199/2020/03/25/nhl-and-team-executives-sharing-ideas-for-adjusting-the-draft-lottery/ (sub. req.) The article says that a weighted draft lottery system is still probably the most likely scenario. But I thought this was an interesting idea (assuming that they’re even able to resume at some point before next season is set to start).

Yeah watching a game there was much different than the new arena. I miss the aud.

https://buffalonews.com/2020/03/23/buffalo-sabres-dominik-hasek-nhl-msg-nbcsn-new-jersey-devils/

Wanted to post some quotes from the article: [Edit: Thanks. In general, I want to keep this thread for more widely applicable info about covid-19, but I I think one of the most dangerous misconceptions people have about covid-19 is to look at the age distribution of deaths, and conclude therefore young people don't become seriously, dangerously, debilitatingly ill. We lack exact statistics but they can and do, and it's a significant number - as you quoted "the doctors and nurses were not surprised"]

Condolences to her family + friends.

It’s cool hearing a younger RJ call a game again.

Last game at the Aud is on MSG tonight at 8pm. They are showing games all week at 8pm.

Yeah I’ve been praying it wouldn’t hit India hard. Spooky to hear it’s there and starting to spread.

Another thread from Dr. Spencer. He’s a good follow on Twitter. (once again click on tweet to see whole thread. I don’t know how to do that thread unroll thing) wanted to to share this one: “There’s been lots of young people put on life support” that caught my eye.

Yes, same here. Thank you Hapless! ———————————————————— This twitter thread is definitely worth reading (click on tweet to see whole thread). This is a doctor in NYC.

https://www.vox.com/2020/3/23/21190033/coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-by-age More info in link. the flu has a hospitalization rate of about 1%, for comparison.

Here’s a quick comparison of how covid-19 differs form the flu: -even if death rates are 1% (so far it looks like they are closer to 2%) that is 10x more deadly than the flu (0.1%) -hospitalization rate are almost 20x higher (almost 1 in 5 that get it need to be hospitalized) - it’s more contagious. Each person that gets covid-19 infects more people than those with the flu do - nobody has any immunity to this virus like the flu - there are no treatments in place for this virus yet - no vaccines to protect people. - the incubation time is much longer. - it’s not just the elderly at higher risk. - high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity all raise the risk factor quite significantly (all things America has the highest rates of in the world). As does many other underlying health conditions. https://covidactnow.org Check out this model model to see what peak case + hospitalization rates could be in each state if proper measures aren’t followed (Click on the top of the peak to see the potential hospitalization rates). Our healthcare systems can’t handle it and more people will die because they can’t receive proper treatment.

Correct. If that’s what the experts said was necessary to save many American lives, then no, I wouldn’t hold the economy against them for following the expert’s guidelines and trying to save American lives. I would actually praise them for doing the right thing. https://www.sciencealert.com/the-new-coronavirus-isn-t-like-the-flu-but-they-have-one-big-thing-in-common

Absolutely. Any politicians Re-election should never, ever come before Americans health and safety. That’s a great way to lose my vote, because I certainly won’t be voting for any politician who does that and I know an awful lot of people who feel the same way.

Thankfully they didn't actually do this.

Agree. https://covidactnow.org/state/TX Click state by state. Click on the peak in each state. It tells you how many hospitalizations are predicted if the proper measures aren’t followed to flatten the curve. In Texas, for example, they predict 634,000 hospitalizations at peak. 426,000 in NY 465,000 in FL 864,000 in CA In smaller states they predict 50-150,000 hospitalizations. And even in the smallest they predict 10+k Our healthcare system simply can’t handle it. I’m not going to panic until I see what actually happens. But unless we have a very coherent, strict national plan in place with the ability to execute it when this “pause” is lifted (like S. Korea w/tons of testing, tracing & quarantining of any potentially infected patients, etc), I fear the outcome. I cant imagine that we will have everything needed in place by then - PPE and the other supplies needed, hospital beds/retrofitted buildings, etc, ventilators, enough doctors + nurses (some schools are even graduating students early to help fill the need), wide spread testing and tracking/tracing and so much more. I just don’t see how it can done in time.

? I don’t know what he’s saying but listening to him labor to breath is scary. True hero. RIP.