2016 World Cup of Hockey provides lessons for NHL restart. MORE:
A lengthy, unscheduled break because of a pandemic is something new for all involved, but the World Cup experience of transitioning from time off directly into meaningful competition is something the more than 100 players left from that tournament can draw on during the NHL’s restart. The lessons learned — good and bad — could determine who packs up early and who battles for hockey's storied trophy.
Only this time, it’s not a prelude to an 82-game season. Except for the top four teams in each conference that get round-robin tune-up play, the remaining 16 go directly into a five-game elimination round right away. No pressure, right?, who played for the U.S. in 2016. “It was tough. And it’s going to be tough in Edmonton. We go in there knowing that it’s not going to be easy.”figures this training camp is a little easier because of the built-in familiarity.
“You can recover real quick too: You can have an off game there, and your game can get right back on track the next game,” Trotz said. “It’s a short window. We’ve got to right from the drop of the puck from the opening faceoff.”
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