Claude Giroux and Justin Braun placed on the list of COVID protocols

Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux and defenseman Justin Braun have been added to the NHL’s COVID protocol roster, joining teammate Travis Sanheim.

This was announced hours after the official announcement that Tuesday night’s game against the Washington Capitals was postponed to a later date due to a positive case reported within the Flyers and new players joining the roster. longer and longer in the league. With a much clearer picture now, Braun and Giroux are two names on the protocol list which has over 100 in just over a month of hockey.

It’s unclear if the trio representing Philadelphia is in fact positive with COVID-19, but TSN’s Darren Dreger mentioned that there was “one more positive test late last night,” leaving the entire fan base just sadistically to guess which player has the plague.

The Flyers are just one of many teams that have seen their season uprooted due to the NHL’s attempt to navigate this global pandemic. The Minnesota Wild and New Jersey Devils are trying to set records with the number of players they can fit on the NHL’s COVID protocol roster, as the former is essentially building a full roster, trying to catch up with the Devils, who at one point had 17. players on the roster.

As to when the Flyers return to action, I don’t expect any news anytime soon, but that’s just me. The next scheduled game is against the New York Rangers on February 14, a full week since their last on the ice, but with more players testing positive and at risk, in Philadelphia and in three U.S. divisions, we’ll see what the league does. decides to do in the next few days.