Avalanche morning skate notebook: Nikita Zadorov scratched again, plus coronavirus talk

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Hello from San Jose, where the show will go on tonight, despite worries from health officials here in Santa Clara County about big crowds gathering to watch things like NHL hockey games – which the Avalanche will have tonight against the San Jose Sharks.

The coronavirus is all over the news here in Northern California, and there are precautions the NHL is starting to take to limit exposure to players, personnel and fans. While some teams have banned media from going into locker rooms to talk to players, the Avalanche has yet to do that.

There was, however, this notice posted outside the visitors’ room here today: