It has been a little over a week since the Buffalo Sabres have played a game. It turns out that their weekend series of games against the New Jersey Devils were two super-spreader events.
As of now, the Devils have 16 players on the NHL’s Covid protocol list. The Sabres currently have nine players and their head coach Ralph Krueger. We also were made aware that two linesmen from that game were placed on the protocol list. Thus, giving us a strong indication of on-ice transmission of the virus.
The two linesmen who worked both games of the Sabres-Devils series have entered COVID-19 protocols, The Athletic has learned.