NHL has reportedly spotted quarantine site to finish the season

In hopes of squeezing in as many regular-season games as possible and resuming play, the NHL is said to be exploring the possibility of having all teams together at one quarantined site. 

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA is discussing Las Vegas as potential quarantine site to finish season, while the NHL is currently focusing on Saskatoon as a quarantine site to resume play. 

We believe this potential scenario would involved games being played in front of empty seats. 

As the COVID-19 situation continues to develop and player isolation getting extended to April 15 on Tuesday, it seems like the league might be forced to cluster teams and potentially play games in less-affected areas without fans in the stands. 

Pierre LeBrun explained the potential scenario, more specifically about the playoffs, on the latest edition of Insider Trading on TSN:

“Yeah, that’s been a discussion in the National Hockey League has also had behind the scenes. Certainly, I should stress, not the preferred route for the NHL to point out the obvious but it’s something they have discussed. What I’m told is, for a 16-team playoff, that they’re looking at four separate centralized cities that they would start the playoffs in. Now, because of all the different playoff formats that they’re talking about, it could be more than four cities if it’s a 20-team playoff or a 24-team playoff. All those formats that we’ve speculated but yeah, it’s on the card it’s just that it’s not what they hope to do if all goes their way.”

We wonder if this will become the ultimate solution to resume NHL action amidst the COVID-19 pandemic while ensuring that everyone involved remains healthy and safe.