Panthers' Ryan Lomberg, Bruins' Craig Smith enter COVID protocol

While we wait on news from Calgary on the Flames’ situation, two players from the Atlantic Division are dealing with their own quarantines. The Florida Panthers announced that Ryan Lomberg will be unavailable Tuesday due to COVID protocols, while the Boston Bruins announced that Craig Smith was placed in the protocol.

Neither team confirmed whether or not the players tested positive, but if they have and are experiencing any symptoms they will be held out a minimum of 10 days. The Panthers are set to play the Ottawa Senators Tuesday evening and will have to do so without Lomberg, while the Bruins are welcoming in the Vegas Golden Knights without Smith’s help.

The spread of COVID across the league continues, though to this point there have been only three teams that required postponed schedules. Still, the prospect of Olympic participation seems more and more unlikely with each positive case. The league continues to try and navigate the schedule without disruption, meaning for teams like Florida and Boston, they’ll have to make due with a little less depth for the time being.