Recently the Penguins have been battered by COVID with four players and head coach Mike Sullivan testing positive for the virus and being placed in the league’s protocol. On Tuesday, the somewhat acting temporary replacement coach of Todd Reirden delivered some good news on the front about defensemen Chad Ruhwedel and Marcus Pettersson.
Coach Reirden: "Chad [Ruhwedel] and Marcus [Pettersson] both went through the final stage of their protocol this morning. They both skated in Cranberry today. The other players and coach are still in the protocol."
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) November 9, 2021
Both defenders were added to the list last week, and yesterday would mark the 10 day mark to advance through further testing in order to be cleared to return to the lineup.