Red Wings place Staal on NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, recall Renouf from AHL’s Griffins

Despite riding high on a five-game winning streak, the Detroit Red Wings released some very unfortunate news Monday morning, as defenseman Marc Staal has entered the National Hockey League’s COVID-19 protocol. Staal, 34, was in the lineup for Detroit on Saturday against the New York Islanders, where his team won 4-3 in overtime, and now joins teammate Tyler Bertuzzi as the second member of the organization to be placed on the league’s COVID-19 list. If Staal produces multiple positive tests, which remains unclear as of this moment, he’ll be required to quarantine for at least 10 days before being eligible to return to action. At which point, if he receives clearance from team doctors, the 6’4″ blueliner would exit the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, allowing him to resume skating with his teammates. As a corresponding move, Detroit has recalled defenseman Daniel Renouf, who was initially reassigned back on Dec. 2, from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. Renouf, 27, has spent most of this seaso