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Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill on board with NHL's new testing procedures for COVID-19

Detroit — The NHL will begin reduced testing for COVID-19 after the All-Star break, something many in the league — especially players — have been pushing toward.

Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill is all for the change.

"It’s kind of gotten to the point where it appears, especially with this newest variant, it hasn’t been as strong a response to it from people," Blashill said. "So you start to adjust how you handle it. Everybody in the science world is learning on the fly with this and that’s just the reality of making decisions, and it’s a good, strong decision by our group.