Welcome to the Sunday Wrap-up. Since Sunday’s are a rather slow day around these parts (especially when there are no games being played), we’re going to use this space to review some things that happened during the week. Think of it as the modern day hockey version of the old This Week in Baseball show. You remember that show, right? I’m not showing my age here, am I?
Unfit to play
The NHL’s new phrase that pays has popped up all over the place in the first week of Phase III. Due to the confidentiality rules a player could have a sprained ankle or COVID-19 and all the club is allowed to say is that the player is “unfit to play.