BUFFALO - Bruce Cassidy and his coaching staff typically arrive at the rink quite early on game days to prepare. That was no different on Thursday morning as they got set for a tilt against the Buffalo Sabres.
But just as they settled in for a long day, they were told to return to the hotel upon word that one of the players - later revealed to be Sean Kuraly - would be entering into the NHL's health and safety protocols.
In a year filled with the unusual, the news turned Thursday into, perhaps, the strangest of them all.
Bruins Cap Unusual Day with Victory Over Buffalo
Despite COVID protocols wreaking havoc, Boston grabs 4-1 victory over Sabres

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