1 of 9 FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2019, file photo, New Jersey Devils right wing Kurtis Gabriel works out prior to an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres in Newark, N.J. The Devils are back at work after a COVID-19 wildfire landed 19 players on the NHL’s isolation list and forced the postponed of seven games since the end of January. The Devils practiced Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, for the first time since beating the Sabres in Buffalo on Jan. 31. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
2 of 9 FILE - Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen plays during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Philadelphis, in this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo. Ristolainen is putting behind the frightening two-week bout he had in dealing with COVID-19 by focusing his energy on getting back into game shape. The way I think about it, it s just a bump in the road, and it s going to make me tougher and better, Ristolainen said during a video conference call Thursday