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The NHL vs. COVID: Latest updates on postponements, rapid testing, playoff plans, financials

The NHL's abridged 56-game 2021 season is just over a month old, and the league already has tweaked its COVID-19 protocols multiple times. That's because they've had around 100 players on the COVID-related absences list, 35 games postponed and a half-dozen teams suspending activities due to outbreaks.

Here's everything you need to know about how the coronavirus is impacting the hockey season, what the new protocols will hope to accomplish and what comes next.

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Based on what it expected before the season started, how does the NHL feel about the amount of postponements and players in the COVID-19 protocol so far?