The Vancouver Canucks are facing a COVID outbreak of their own. After canceling morning skate as a precaution, Luke Schenn and Juho Lammikko were placed in the COVID protocol. Both tested positive for coronavirus — Schenn Monday and Lammikko Tuesday — while the rest of the traveling party has been tested and will receive the results prior to Tuesday’s game.
The Canucks moved Travis Hamonic to long-term injured reserve and recalled Phillip Di Giuseppe from the minor leagues. The team is still currently scheduled to play the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday evening before departing for San Jose to face the Sharks on Thursday.
Notably, the Canucks played the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, a team that had two players enter the protocol Monday (and more positive cases coming, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic) after meeting with the Calgary Flames — a team that has been shut down entirely — last Thursday. The entire league appears to be dealing with an increased positivity rate as Schenn and Lammikko are by no means the first two added to the protocol Tuesday.
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