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Kapanen added to the COVID list

The Penguins announced a seventh player added to the COVID protocol list today, with Kasperi Kapanen joining the six others placed on it earlier in the week.

Kasperi Kapanen has been added to the NHL’s COVID-19 Protocol List.

Sam Lafferty (non-COVID illness) will also not participate in today’s practice.— Penguins PR (@PenguinsPR) December 29, 2021

It will remain to be seen just how long Kapanen is out, because as you certainly know, it can be very fluid out in the world these days. Recently the NBA amended their isolation periods to six days for players who test positive for the virus.