from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet,

- You don’t want to panic and call it the nuclear scenario, but it’s incredibly concerning that Buffalo’s game with the Islanders on Tuesday night is cancelled days after the Sabres played New Jersey. The Sabres are very upset, with the Devils now on hiatus after close to 10 positive COVID tests.

Last week, the NFL and the Center for Disease Control co-published a scientific paper detailing the league’s processes during this season. One of its critical findings was that their information indicated teams were not transmitting COVID to each other during games...

- One year from the Olympics. First of all, will they happen? Second, expect negotiations to intensify in securing NHL participation. All sides were moving towards it last February, but then COVID hit. Just need to make sure everything gets done with the IOC and IIHF.

- In the short term, expect Carolina to hold despite Petr Mrazek’s injury. Goalies are a luxury item right now, the costs are high. The Hurricanes will try to grind through it.

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