Entering the weekend, the NHL announced that 11 out of over 200 players have tested positive for the coronavirus that has put all of us and the world in this limbo mess.
While in one context that may not seem like a huge deal — we’re in a pandemic, 5% testing positive isn’t...well, actually it’s pretty bad but it’s a small sample that may be influenced by players in regional “hot spots” — it does raise questions inside the NHLPA membership about how this whole Return To Play thing is going to be tolerable when we’re only in “Phase 2.