The Minnesota Wild have not played a game since Feb. 2 against the Colorado Avalanche. A game, which, forward Marcus Foligno was held out of because of a positive COVID test, and the following snowball of players on the NHL’s protocol list piled high.
Up to 13 players at one point, have represented the Wild on the protocol list, forcing the league to postpone a total of seven games.
All of the waiting and worrying about the health and safety of these players might come to a muted conclusion on Tuesday, as Wild GM Bill Guerin is expecting the team to be back on the ice in the Staples Center to face the Los Angeles Kings.