'(You're) just trying to take it in stride and be ready for whatever's thrown at you.' MapleLeafs captain John Tavares talks about adjusting to the absence of fans, ramping up from an exhibition game to a five-game qualifying series and more ⤵️
The NHL had to make a lot of adjustments in preparation of the league’s restart, and on Tuesday night theGetting dressed in the visiting locker room at Scotiabank Arena wasn’t a new experience for, but he says it no longer feels like home given its transformation into the NHL’s Eastern Conference hub. Tavares admits that while the Leafs will have to make their own adjustments, he doesn’t want it to be a concern for the team.
“…It’s going to be different and something you’ve never experienced. So you just try to not really worry or focus too much about it. You just kind of try to go about your preparation and focus on what you need to focus on and just put your energy there.” “It’s your last moments to soak in whatever you need to before that intensity of the competition begins. So it’s certainly a little bit different,” Tavares said. “I would agree that definitely had a different feel to it. So those are just the things that all those details that go into your day and that are part of the experience of playing in the NHL.”
Tavares believes the Leafs’ work before training camp should put them in the best position possible to adapt to these types of challenges.
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