Winnipeg Jets star centre Mark Scheifele will officially miss the team’s home opener Thursday due to COVID-19 protocols.
The Jets said he would not play in the evening's home-opener against theHe produced a negative test and would have been cleared to play Thursday had he produced another prior to puck drop."We would have game-time decisions all the time," Jets head coach Paul Maurice said following his team's morning skate.
Scheifele is the second Winnipeg player to test positive for COVID-19 this week after captain Blake Wheeler was put in league protocol Monday with the team in Minnesota prepping to take on the Wild. "The trainers gave us a warning that there might be a trickle down. So whether more guys go in protocol or not, I think we'll be ready for it. Not as nervous as what you would have been last year.Jets defenceman Nate Schmidt tested positive for a second time with Vancouver last season when the Canucks had a massive outbreak that impacted 21 players and four coaches.
Scheifele tied for second on the team with 21 goals during the NHL's pandemic-shortened 2020-21 campaign, and led Winnipeg with 63 points.
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