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The NHL has Albert Pujols Jersey a hard-and-fast rule: Mi s the All-Star Game, due to injury, illne s, or whatever the reason may be, and sit out at least one game.

At least that was thought to be the case, but a change in that mandate has Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau a bit agitated.

The Wild are in Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets in the first game for each team following the All-Star Game. For the Wild, their lone representative, forward EricStaal, spent the weekend in Tampa Bay, Jose Martinez Jersey as did Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski.

But Werenski wasn't originally supposed to be an All-Star; his defense partner Seth Jones had been selected, before pulling out of the game due to illne s. Which would rule out Jones for the Tuesday game against the Wild, based on the league's precedent.

Well, not quite.The NHL apparently ruled Jones would have been a health-risk to fellow All-Stars, and , according Lou Brock Jersey to The Athletic. Werenski was sent in his place, but the league won't make Jones mi s any regular season action when the schedule resumes Tuesday.

And Boudreau is not pleased by this.

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The NHL knows a thing or too "outbreaks" when it comes to illne s (see: the mumps) but this is the first instance since its new All-Star attendance rule was introduced that the mi sed game hasn't been enforced. Jonathan Toews mi sed the All-Star Game due to illne s in 2017 and then was handed a one-game suspension. Even John Tortorella, who was scheduled to coach at the 2017 All-Star Game to tend to a family matter, was required to sit out one game, handing over the head coaching duties to a sistants Brad Larsen and Brad Shaw in the Blue Jackets' Vince Coleman Jersey game before All-Star weekend.

UPDATE:Blue Jackets' president of hockey operations released a statement on Jones. "Not every instance involving injured or ill players mi sing the All-Star Game is the same and I'm sure if Stan Musial Jersey this specific situation had involved Minnesota or another team, that team's coach would have a different opinion on the matter."

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