The league, which went on hiatus on March 12 because of the coronavirus, is ready to move to Phase 3 of its return when training camps open on Monday.
The NHL playoffs are always unpredictable, and now a variable is being tossed in — a global pandemic., is ready to move to Phase 3 of its return when training camps open on Monday.
“We’re all living day-to-day here, and we’ll see what happens,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Saturday during a Zoom call.In training camps, teams will be limited to 30 skaters, plus an unlimited number of goalies. Players and other club and facility personnel were to be tested 48 hours before they arrived and then will be tested every other day. Temperature checks will be done before anyone can enter a facility.
"You need to make your inner circle pretty darn small because what you do affects everybody else," Carolina Hurricanes forward Justin Williams
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