Another blow hits the Calgary Flames, now caught in state of emergency
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The Calgary Flames were bracing for more bad news and they were right. The Flames kicked off a lengthy list of new players placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol Tuesday, with Milan Lucic, Sean Monahan and Noah Hanifin all testing positive.
On Wednesday morning, 7 players have entered the NHL’s COVID-19 Protocol: Rasmus Andersson, Byron Froese, Johnny Gaudreau, Erik Gudbranson, Trevor Lewis, Jacob Markstrom, Tyler Pitlick. 3 coaches are in protocol: Ryan Huska, Kirk Muller, Darryl Sutter. 7 support staff are also in protocol.
Three Flames games have already been postponed through Thursday, and more are surely in order. The Flames are scheduled to face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night in Calgary.
The team’s facilities have been closed and the players have been told to stay away other than to get the daily test. We just have to assume that Saturday’s postponement is clearly the very next announcement…
“It’s Tuesday. In today’s world, what I’m finding, Tuesday-to-Saturday seems like an eternity right now. We’ll see what happens today, tomorrow and as we get closer to Saturday,” said GM Brad Treliving.
But come on now with the latest news, more postponed games are doomed to come.
