MONDAY COMMENTARY – DO YOU?

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BY THE TIME YOU HEAR (READ) THIS, THE NHL MIGHT’VE ALREADY ANNOUNCED IT’S NOT SENDING PLAYERS TO THE BEIJING OLYMPICS.

COMING OUT OF A CHAOTIC NHL WEEKEND WHERE MORE GAMES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO COVID, TEAMS SHUTDOWN, AND CROSS-BORDER TRAVEL SUSPENDED, THE HOCKEY WORLD IS IN A STATE OF CHAOS.

THE POPULAR PODCAST SPITTIN’ CHICLETS SAYS THE NHL PLAYERS WILL VOTE NOT TO GO TO CHINA, AND THE FINAL DECISION IS THEIRS.

EVEN CANADA’S WORLD JUNIOR TEAM HAS HAD TWO PRE-TOURNAMENT GAMES SCRAPPED, YET THE IIHF SAYS THE TOURNAMENT IN NORTHERN ALBERTA IS STILL A GO, WITH FANS, BEGINNING BOXING DAY.

THANKFULLY THE JUNIOR LEAGUES ARE NOW ON CHRISTMAS BREAK, WHICH SERVES AS A DE FACTO COVID SHUTDOWN AND SHOULD SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS; AT LEAST WITHIN THE TEAMS.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY, GOVERNMENTS ARE IMPOSING MORE RESTRICTIONS AND GATHERING LIMITS AND THIS DARN VIRUS THREATENS TO RUIN ANOTHER HOLIDAY SEASON. (DEPENDING ON HOW YOU CHOOSE TO CELEBRATE IT).

IT CONTINUES TO BE A HEAD-SCRATCHER FOR YOURS TRULY, WHO HAPPILY SITS IN SOUTH FLORIDA WHERE COVID CASES ARE UP, BUT DEATHS HAVE GONE DONE. (LOOK IT UP ON MY GO-TO WEBSITE FOR FLORIDA INFORMATION: FLORIDATODAY.COM)

ON SUNDAY I GOT A COVID TEST – MY FIFTH ONE – AND IT CAME UP NEGATIVE, WHICH THEY ALL HAVE. I CAN ONLY THANK THE MAN UPSTAIRS FOR THAT.

THE POINT OF THIS COMMENTARY? I’M NOT SURE. THEY SAY WE’RE 21 MONTHS INTO THIS THING AND YOU REALLY HAVE TO WONDER HOW FAR AHEAD WE ARE, OR IN FACT HOW FAR WE’VE FALLEN BEHIND.

THE ADAGE SEEMS TO SIT TIGHT AND WAIT PATIENTLY FOR DIRECTION. I CERTAINLY DON’T HAVE ANY PROBLEM DOING THAT.

DO YOU?

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY

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