The coach is quarantining. So is the goalie. So are an assistant coach and three other players.
For now, the Detroit Red Wings will keep playing — they were scheduled to host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Though their game against the Avalanche Monday has been postponed.
It’s just that head coach Jeff Blashill, goalie Alex Nedeljkovic and forward Filip Zadina weren’t allowed to be at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday.
This is something the sports world will have to get used to all over again as we head into the holidays and into winter.