ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 30: Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche controls the puck against Samuel Girard #49 of the Colorado Avalanche during the third period of the game at Xcel Energy Center on January 30, 2021 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Avalanche defeated the Wild 5-1. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
The Colorado Avalanche have to play the waiting game while they go through the COVID protocol. However, they can put that time to good use.
The Colorado Avalanche are on hiatus because of potential exposure to COVID. Three players — Tyson Jost, Gabriel Landeskog, and, most recently, Sam Girard — have been placed into the COVID protocol.