No matter how things are on the ice, it’s always exciting to see your hockey team return to action following a long break. After a week in which three games were postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak, the Ottawa Senators (4-10-1) begin a four-game road trip against the Colorado Avalanche (8-5-1), who are looking to extend their current winning streak to five games.
Most of Ottawa’s roster has been removed from Covid protocol, however, Drake Batherson and Nikita Zaitsev remain out. Lassi Thomson, the 19th pick from the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, is still with the big club, while the rest of those called up from the AHL have been sent back down.