Eric Engels of Sportsnet: Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin has been placed on the LTIR and has taken a personal leave of absence. He was a late scratch on Friday and has missed three more games with what the team saying was a non-COVID related illness.
When asked if Drouin could return before the end of the regular season or start of the playoffs, coach Dominique Ducharme would only say.
“The most important thing right now is Jo taking care of what he needs to take care of. When I hear his name this morning, I don’t think about hockey, I think about the person.