NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – April 2, 2020

by | Apr 2, 2020 | News, NHL | 6 comments

Four more members of the Senators test positive for COVID-19, plus the latest on Jack Eichel, Jeff Skinner and more in today’s NHL morning coffee headlines.

OTTAWA SUN: Three more Senators’ players and one staff member tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to seven people aboard the club’s charter flight that returned from their California road trip on March 12. The club indicated the five players and the staff member have all recovered. Broadcaster Gord Wilson confirmed a positive test on Friday.

League deputy commissioner Bill Daly said there aren’t any plans to test the entire Senators team. “Everyone who had symptoms was tested,” Daly said.”There really is no reason to test anyone else. No one is symptomatic and no one is sick and they all have been in self-quarantine for three weeks.”

Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel (Photo via NHL Images).

SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Senators have been hardest hit among the 31 NHL teams by this pandemic. Fortunately, it seems they suffered mild symptoms and most recovered quickly.

THE BUFFALO NEWS: Sabres captain Jack Eichel is partnering with hockey manufacturing company Bauer to donate 5,000 protective shields to Buffalo area hospitals. Teammate Jeff Skinner, meanwhile, is donating $53,000 to a fund created by Pegula Sports and Entertainment to help frontline health care workers and others affected by the coronavirus in Western New York.

TRIBLIVE.COM: Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Brian Dumoulin and John Marino will be ready to go if the NHL season resumes. Dumoulin underwent surgery in December to repair lacerated ankle tendons. Marino missed five games in March before the schedule was paused recovered from broken facial bones.

THE SCORE: Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin said he won’t be interviewing coaching candidates during the NHL’s schedule hiatus. He’s happy thus far with the work of Dean Evason, who took over as head coach in mid-February on an interim basis after Bruce Boudreau was fired. The Wild are 8-4-0 under Evason.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Wild are one point out of a wild-card berth in the Western Conference. Guerin sounds like he wants to continue evaluating Evason before deciding if he’ll keep him on the job or seek a full-time replacement.

THE DETROIT NEWS: The play of Jonathan Bernier, Tyler Bertuzzi, and Robby Fabbri was among the pleasant surprises in an otherwise disappointing season for the Red Wings.

THE HOCKEY NEWS: The ECHL and Professional Hockey Players’ Association announced a relief fund to help the league’s players and their families left without salaries following the cancellation of the season.

 

 

 







6 Comments

  1. Biloxi Wing on April 2, 2020 at 10:48 am

    May 2nd? I know we want to get back to hockey but that will not help.

  2. jeff on April 2, 2020 at 11:18 am

    hey lyle–i know your pretty accurate and ive been coming here for 7 years now–but you must be drunk today lol—its only april 2 lol–coronavirus throwing me off my game too—you will be ok lol

  3. Lyle Richardson on April 2, 2020 at 11:36 am

    Some good news to pass along. I’ve heard from “Pengy” and he and his family are doing well. He’s been busy with work because of this pandemic, hence the reason he hasn’t contributed for the past several weeks. He said he hopes to be back soon.

    • George O on April 2, 2020 at 12:46 pm

      Good to hear. Many thanks Lyle.

    • Chrisms on April 2, 2020 at 12:55 pm

      Phew.

  4. Swany on April 3, 2020 at 9:38 am

    Read everyday . Happy to hear Peggy is ok . Thanks to all who contribute to Lyles great site helps get me through the day .