After the league and the NHL Players' Association gave the 24-team restart a thumbs up earlier this month, training camps opened July 13. It's then off to the hub cities of Edmonton and Toronto on July 26 before the mad dash for the Cup begins after just one exhibition game.
"Everyone's had a chance to get away and reflect and get some rest and probably feel a lot better mentally and physically with a long break like this," Tavares said. "We know how fast and talented our league is overall.Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand, however, said in April things could look "really, really ugly" to start, while Winnipeg Jets sniper Patrik Laine mused in May he might be "terrible" after such a long layoff.
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan agreed it shouldn't take the best in the world at their craft to figure things out, especially when considering the stakes. Vancouver Canucks defenceman Christopher Tanev is sure of one thing as well: playing in empty arenas will impact the game. "There's no experience that anyone's had like this," he said. "You can look at some of the Canada Cups or World Cups for players who come into tournaments on long layoffs. Then again, those are tournaments coming off April, May, June finishes depending on where you were in the standings.
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