And 12. The Canadian announced Friday that he had added the name of Brandon Baddock to his already long list of players placed on the COVID-19 protocol.
The 26-year-old forward played his first NHL game on Thursday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. He entered the roster just minutes before the game, when Jonathan Drouin was not feeling well enough to play.
Baddock therefore joins the 11 players who were already on the protocol, namely forwards Paul Byron, Laurent Dauphin, Mike Hoffman, Artturi Lehkonen and Tyler Toffoli, defenders Ben Chiarot, Joel Edmundson, Jeff Petry and Chris Wideman, as well as the goalkeepers. Jake Allen and Cayden Primeau. This is without counting the coach of the goalkeepers, Eric Raymond.
This means that the Habs currently have 20 players injured or affected by COVID-19. He is scheduled to play a game on Saturday afternoon, against the Panthers in Florida.