New Jersey Devils defenseman Sami Vatanen (45): (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports)
The New Jersey Devils haven’t played a hockey game in a week, but Monday was probably the worst day thanks to news of who else was going under the protocol.
The New Jersey Devils have been sitting with more than a dozen players on the COVID-19 protocol after playing a back-to-back series with the Buffalo Sabres the weekend before last. First, it was Travis Zajac who went out before the weekend began. Then, it was Kyle Palmieri who went on the protocols in the middle of the series after playing on Saturday.