The Vancouver Canucks, who haven’t played an NHL game since March 24th, are scheduled to play tomorrow night against the Edmonton Oilers, and then 22 hours later against the Toronto Maple Leafs. That’s a tough ask in a normal situation, but considering the team was wiped out almost to a man by COVID (and not just the original strain but the particularly nasty Brazilian variant) after one practice and a game day skate seems like something that shouldn’t be happening.
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