Marc-Andre Fleury enters COVID protocol, Blackhawks game Tuesday postponed

Of course, this revolving door of players going into and coming out of COVID protocol is not exclusive to the Chicago-based club. Several teams across the league are still trying to keep a full roster of players and avoid having to postpone more games as the league resumes play after the holiday weekend layoff.

The NHL postponed its return to play by one day in an effort to give teams more time to reboot from the COVID-forced layoff, although games early in the week have already been postponed yet again because of outbreaks.

The league also reached an agreement with the players' association about temporary changes to the collective bargaining agreement to help teams put full rosters on the ice.