manhattan Islanders games postponed amid COVID-19 outbreak

November 27, 2021

The manhattan Islanders' subsequent two upcoming video games, and perhaps greater, had been postponed as a result of a deadly disease of COVID-19, the NHL announced Saturday. The league talked about that "the team's video games could be postponed at least via Tuesday, November 30."

Eight gamers on the group are currently below the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.

"that you could say or not it's unfortunate, however I don't wish to say frustrations can get within the approach," Islanders universal manager Lou Lamoriello talked about Saturday, in line with NHL.com. "actually everyone is human, however right now all we are able to do is take a step lower back and use these three days and get prepared for our next observe and our subsequent game."

ahead Casey Cizikas entered the league's COVID protocol on Saturday, becoming a member of seven other gamers on the group, the NHL stated. Three different non-avid gamers in the company have additionally established positive for the virus.

On Friday, six Islanders gamers have been in the league's COVID protocol for the crew's 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Anders Lee, Kieffer Bellows, Ross Johnston, Adam Pelech, Andy Greene and Zdeno Chara all needed to sit out for the game, the NHL pointed out. despite the fact Josh Bailer was not in protocol by using that aspect, he didn't play in Friday's video game.

Barry Trotz, the team's train, mentioned Friday that the circumstances latitude in severity.

"we've received a mixed bag in there," Trotz noted. "Some guys acquired hit with it hard, some guys actually no longer a lot of symptoms but they can't get the poor examine. it's all on a person groundwork, in fact."

The Islanders had been at the start slated to play the big apple Rangers on Sunday and the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. No makeup dates have been set for these games yet. The crew's practice facility will also be closed via at least November 30, in keeping with NHL.com.

"with a bit of luck within the subsequent couple of days we will get just a few greater out, at least back skating," Trotz referred to. "I do not know in the event that they'll be prepared to skate or no longer as a result of they've all had distinctive levels of it. we'll see."

The announcement of the postponed video games comes a day after big apple Governor Kathy Hochul declared a catastrophe emergency order for COVID amid rising instances and hospitalizations in the state. in accordance with the order, the transmission fee in the state is greater than it has been on the grounds that April of last yr.