© Perry Nelson-USA TODAY SportsKyle Turris was added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list on Tuesday.
Each day, the NHL will publicly release the list of players who are unavailable to their respective teams due to being in COVID-19 Protocol. Even though the league has not received a report from the Ducks, the rest of the list is in:
Anaheim - TBA
Edmonton - Kyle Turris*
Nashville - Erik Haula*
San Jose - Marcus Sorensen
As a reminder, inclusion on this list does not mean that a player has tested positive for coronavirus or even that he has been confirmed as a close contact to another positive person. Included in the NHL's list of possible reasons for someone being on the list are the following:
(1) an initial positive test which remains unconfirmed until confirmatory testing is completed pursuant to the Positive Test Protocol; (2) mandated isolation for symptomatic individuals pursuant to the Positive Test Protocol; (3) required quarantine as a high-risk close contact in accordance with the Positive Test Protocol; (4) isolation based on a confirmed positive test result and/or; (5) quarantine for travel or other reasons as outlined in the COVID-19 Protocol
Players removed Tuesday: Tomas Hertl, San Jose Sharks
It's terrible news for the Predators to see Haula appear after losing Roman Josi to injury. Nashville has been stripped of almost all of its important players lately and now must deal with at least one other absence for Tuesday night's game.
Turris also becomes one of just a handful of players in the North Division to have appeared on the list and will be a very important situation to monitor in Edmonton. So far, the teams north of the border have not had any games postponed. Hopefully that continues.
*denotes new addition
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