The Swiss National League played games in empty buildings at the end of its regular season and canceled its postseason due to a government ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people. At the end of the day, you have to concentrate on the opponent and game plan. But we didn't even play a playoff game," Zatkoff said. "It feels ... weird.
We're just trying to explain what's going on or chronicle these extraordinary times for posterity and give you a sense of how things have changed for us behind the scenes. Stanley Cup Final schedule, scores for earlier rounds, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy.
As San Jose Sharks coach Bob Boughner noted, the lack of fans on home ice changes the entire approach for players: "You're going to have to find ways to get your own adrenaline going.
Like many things with the coronavirus outbreak, what's happening in European hockey is a harbinger of what's to come in North America. Hedman enters the Stanley Cup Final tied with Point for the Lightning lead in postseason goals with nine, already the third-highest total ever recorded by a defenseman in one playoff run. Tampa Bay has the reigning MVP in Kucherov and he's been playing like one. Sure, there were teams that had solidified spots like the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues; however, neither team had officially locked up their division titles. April 4. That's a factor, too. I mean, it's still been a successful year, but you play for the playoffs. The Lightning knocked off the Columbus Blue Jackets and Boston Bruins in five games and the New York Islanders in six. As Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds eloquently put it: I asked Joey Votto about clubhouse access in general -- not in this specific case -- but whether he would welcome this ban on a permanent basis. The date circled on calendars around the hockey world. "I think it's devastating for a lot of fans," Tigers goalie Jeff Zatkoff told ESPN.
In the Caps' last 19 games, Braden Holtby is 7-5-2 with an .898 save percentage and a 3.15 goals-against average, while Ilya Samsonov is 1-4-1 with an .873 save percentage and a 4.11 GAA. It's where season-long relationships can be established for players and beat writers. Wild story from the ECHL, as a former Fort Wayne Komets player accused the team of "using his signature without his consent" on a form that placed him on injured reserve.
There are hot streaks and then there's whatever has gotten into Mika Zibanejad. "There's pretty big fluctuation in salary between the younger guys and the guys that have been around in the league for a while.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were among the pro teams using a charter plane company that had its operating license revoked after "conducting dozens of unauthorized charter flights and using unqualified pilots.". A team such as the Straubing Tigers will have paid the physical price for 52 games while sweating through hundreds of hours of practice and preparation, just to have it all lead to ... nothing. The Fort Collins High School goalie made 84 saves in a five-overtime state championship game loss.
Mike Brehm: Lightning in six. That is difficult for an athlete to process. While very much a penalty, Zdeno Chara's new bit where he slashes the stick of an opponent into orbit is pretty fantastic. He was even in line for the Rocket Richard Trophy, one spot behind the top guys.
"I don't know if they have the financial backing to run a game in an arena with no fans, at those operating costs," he said.
The Swiss National League played games in empty buildings at the end of its regular season and canceled its postseason due to a government ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people. At the end of the day, you have to concentrate on the opponent and game plan. But we didn't even play a playoff game," Zatkoff said. "It feels ... weird.
We're just trying to explain what's going on or chronicle these extraordinary times for posterity and give you a sense of how things have changed for us behind the scenes. Stanley Cup Final schedule, scores for earlier rounds, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy.
As San Jose Sharks coach Bob Boughner noted, the lack of fans on home ice changes the entire approach for players: "You're going to have to find ways to get your own adrenaline going.
Like many things with the coronavirus outbreak, what's happening in European hockey is a harbinger of what's to come in North America. Hedman enters the Stanley Cup Final tied with Point for the Lightning lead in postseason goals with nine, already the third-highest total ever recorded by a defenseman in one playoff run. Tampa Bay has the reigning MVP in Kucherov and he's been playing like one. Sure, there were teams that had solidified spots like the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues; however, neither team had officially locked up their division titles. April 4. That's a factor, too. I mean, it's still been a successful year, but you play for the playoffs. The Lightning knocked off the Columbus Blue Jackets and Boston Bruins in five games and the New York Islanders in six. As Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds eloquently put it: I asked Joey Votto about clubhouse access in general -- not in this specific case -- but whether he would welcome this ban on a permanent basis. The date circled on calendars around the hockey world. "I think it's devastating for a lot of fans," Tigers goalie Jeff Zatkoff told ESPN.
In the Caps' last 19 games, Braden Holtby is 7-5-2 with an .898 save percentage and a 3.15 goals-against average, while Ilya Samsonov is 1-4-1 with an .873 save percentage and a 4.11 GAA. It's where season-long relationships can be established for players and beat writers. Wild story from the ECHL, as a former Fort Wayne Komets player accused the team of "using his signature without his consent" on a form that placed him on injured reserve.
There are hot streaks and then there's whatever has gotten into Mika Zibanejad. "There's pretty big fluctuation in salary between the younger guys and the guys that have been around in the league for a while.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were among the pro teams using a charter plane company that had its operating license revoked after "conducting dozens of unauthorized charter flights and using unqualified pilots.". A team such as the Straubing Tigers will have paid the physical price for 52 games while sweating through hundreds of hours of practice and preparation, just to have it all lead to ... nothing. The Fort Collins High School goalie made 84 saves in a five-overtime state championship game loss.
Mike Brehm: Lightning in six. That is difficult for an athlete to process. While very much a penalty, Zdeno Chara's new bit where he slashes the stick of an opponent into orbit is pretty fantastic. He was even in line for the Rocket Richard Trophy, one spot behind the top guys.
"I don't know if they have the financial backing to run a game in an arena with no fans, at those operating costs," he said.
The Swiss National League played games in empty buildings at the end of its regular season and canceled its postseason due to a government ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people. At the end of the day, you have to concentrate on the opponent and game plan. But we didn't even play a playoff game," Zatkoff said. "It feels ... weird.
We're just trying to explain what's going on or chronicle these extraordinary times for posterity and give you a sense of how things have changed for us behind the scenes. Stanley Cup Final schedule, scores for earlier rounds, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy.
As San Jose Sharks coach Bob Boughner noted, the lack of fans on home ice changes the entire approach for players: "You're going to have to find ways to get your own adrenaline going.
Like many things with the coronavirus outbreak, what's happening in European hockey is a harbinger of what's to come in North America. Hedman enters the Stanley Cup Final tied with Point for the Lightning lead in postseason goals with nine, already the third-highest total ever recorded by a defenseman in one playoff run. Tampa Bay has the reigning MVP in Kucherov and he's been playing like one. Sure, there were teams that had solidified spots like the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues; however, neither team had officially locked up their division titles. April 4. That's a factor, too. I mean, it's still been a successful year, but you play for the playoffs. The Lightning knocked off the Columbus Blue Jackets and Boston Bruins in five games and the New York Islanders in six. As Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds eloquently put it: I asked Joey Votto about clubhouse access in general -- not in this specific case -- but whether he would welcome this ban on a permanent basis. The date circled on calendars around the hockey world. "I think it's devastating for a lot of fans," Tigers goalie Jeff Zatkoff told ESPN.
In the Caps' last 19 games, Braden Holtby is 7-5-2 with an .898 save percentage and a 3.15 goals-against average, while Ilya Samsonov is 1-4-1 with an .873 save percentage and a 4.11 GAA. It's where season-long relationships can be established for players and beat writers. Wild story from the ECHL, as a former Fort Wayne Komets player accused the team of "using his signature without his consent" on a form that placed him on injured reserve.
There are hot streaks and then there's whatever has gotten into Mika Zibanejad. "There's pretty big fluctuation in salary between the younger guys and the guys that have been around in the league for a while.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were among the pro teams using a charter plane company that had its operating license revoked after "conducting dozens of unauthorized charter flights and using unqualified pilots.". A team such as the Straubing Tigers will have paid the physical price for 52 games while sweating through hundreds of hours of practice and preparation, just to have it all lead to ... nothing. The Fort Collins High School goalie made 84 saves in a five-overtime state championship game loss.
Mike Brehm: Lightning in six. That is difficult for an athlete to process. While very much a penalty, Zdeno Chara's new bit where he slashes the stick of an opponent into orbit is pretty fantastic. He was even in line for the Rocket Richard Trophy, one spot behind the top guys.
"I don't know if they have the financial backing to run a game in an arena with no fans, at those operating costs," he said.
The Swiss National League played games in empty buildings at the end of its regular season and canceled its postseason due to a government ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people. At the end of the day, you have to concentrate on the opponent and game plan. But we didn't even play a playoff game," Zatkoff said. "It feels ... weird.
We're just trying to explain what's going on or chronicle these extraordinary times for posterity and give you a sense of how things have changed for us behind the scenes. Stanley Cup Final schedule, scores for earlier rounds, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy.
As San Jose Sharks coach Bob Boughner noted, the lack of fans on home ice changes the entire approach for players: "You're going to have to find ways to get your own adrenaline going.
Like many things with the coronavirus outbreak, what's happening in European hockey is a harbinger of what's to come in North America. Hedman enters the Stanley Cup Final tied with Point for the Lightning lead in postseason goals with nine, already the third-highest total ever recorded by a defenseman in one playoff run. Tampa Bay has the reigning MVP in Kucherov and he's been playing like one. Sure, there were teams that had solidified spots like the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues; however, neither team had officially locked up their division titles. April 4. That's a factor, too. I mean, it's still been a successful year, but you play for the playoffs. The Lightning knocked off the Columbus Blue Jackets and Boston Bruins in five games and the New York Islanders in six. As Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds eloquently put it: I asked Joey Votto about clubhouse access in general -- not in this specific case -- but whether he would welcome this ban on a permanent basis. The date circled on calendars around the hockey world. "I think it's devastating for a lot of fans," Tigers goalie Jeff Zatkoff told ESPN.
In the Caps' last 19 games, Braden Holtby is 7-5-2 with an .898 save percentage and a 3.15 goals-against average, while Ilya Samsonov is 1-4-1 with an .873 save percentage and a 4.11 GAA. It's where season-long relationships can be established for players and beat writers. Wild story from the ECHL, as a former Fort Wayne Komets player accused the team of "using his signature without his consent" on a form that placed him on injured reserve.
There are hot streaks and then there's whatever has gotten into Mika Zibanejad. "There's pretty big fluctuation in salary between the younger guys and the guys that have been around in the league for a while.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were among the pro teams using a charter plane company that had its operating license revoked after "conducting dozens of unauthorized charter flights and using unqualified pilots.". A team such as the Straubing Tigers will have paid the physical price for 52 games while sweating through hundreds of hours of practice and preparation, just to have it all lead to ... nothing. The Fort Collins High School goalie made 84 saves in a five-overtime state championship game loss.
Mike Brehm: Lightning in six. That is difficult for an athlete to process. While very much a penalty, Zdeno Chara's new bit where he slashes the stick of an opponent into orbit is pretty fantastic. He was even in line for the Rocket Richard Trophy, one spot behind the top guys.
"I don't know if they have the financial backing to run a game in an arena with no fans, at those operating costs," he said.
Are we getting shut down?' I just wanted to take a moment to clear up something on the media side of things. If the NHL season is cancelled, then I think it should be given to the … He's done it twice now this season, to Sean Couturier of the Flyers and Mikhail Sergachev of the Lightning. At the time, we're thinking maybe we're going to play ghost games in empty arenas.
Although he was excited for the playoffs this season, he couldn't help but notice how other European hockey leagues were impacted by the outbreak over the past month.
Think back to all of those sitcoms we used to watch that had a laugh track to help viewers know how and when to react in a scene. "I think there are guys that wanted to do the empty arena thing," Zatkoff said. For now, all we can do is hope hockey comes back and instead of this being thing's we'll miss if the NHL season is canceled — it turns into — things we can look forward to seeing now that hockey is back. It'll feel like a preseason game, in a way. A word about the players and the dressing room. He should finish as the playoffs' leading scorer. MORE: Rocket Richard Trophy previous winners, history. Two teams who hate each other facing off in a possible first-round playoff preview.
The Swiss National League played games in empty buildings at the end of its regular season and canceled its postseason due to a government ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people. At the end of the day, you have to concentrate on the opponent and game plan. But we didn't even play a playoff game," Zatkoff said. "It feels ... weird.
We're just trying to explain what's going on or chronicle these extraordinary times for posterity and give you a sense of how things have changed for us behind the scenes. Stanley Cup Final schedule, scores for earlier rounds, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy.
As San Jose Sharks coach Bob Boughner noted, the lack of fans on home ice changes the entire approach for players: "You're going to have to find ways to get your own adrenaline going.
Like many things with the coronavirus outbreak, what's happening in European hockey is a harbinger of what's to come in North America. Hedman enters the Stanley Cup Final tied with Point for the Lightning lead in postseason goals with nine, already the third-highest total ever recorded by a defenseman in one playoff run. Tampa Bay has the reigning MVP in Kucherov and he's been playing like one. Sure, there were teams that had solidified spots like the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues; however, neither team had officially locked up their division titles. April 4. That's a factor, too. I mean, it's still been a successful year, but you play for the playoffs. The Lightning knocked off the Columbus Blue Jackets and Boston Bruins in five games and the New York Islanders in six. As Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds eloquently put it: I asked Joey Votto about clubhouse access in general -- not in this specific case -- but whether he would welcome this ban on a permanent basis. The date circled on calendars around the hockey world. "I think it's devastating for a lot of fans," Tigers goalie Jeff Zatkoff told ESPN.
In the Caps' last 19 games, Braden Holtby is 7-5-2 with an .898 save percentage and a 3.15 goals-against average, while Ilya Samsonov is 1-4-1 with an .873 save percentage and a 4.11 GAA. It's where season-long relationships can be established for players and beat writers. Wild story from the ECHL, as a former Fort Wayne Komets player accused the team of "using his signature without his consent" on a form that placed him on injured reserve.
There are hot streaks and then there's whatever has gotten into Mika Zibanejad. "There's pretty big fluctuation in salary between the younger guys and the guys that have been around in the league for a while.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were among the pro teams using a charter plane company that had its operating license revoked after "conducting dozens of unauthorized charter flights and using unqualified pilots.". A team such as the Straubing Tigers will have paid the physical price for 52 games while sweating through hundreds of hours of practice and preparation, just to have it all lead to ... nothing. The Fort Collins High School goalie made 84 saves in a five-overtime state championship game loss.
Mike Brehm: Lightning in six. That is difficult for an athlete to process. While very much a penalty, Zdeno Chara's new bit where he slashes the stick of an opponent into orbit is pretty fantastic. He was even in line for the Rocket Richard Trophy, one spot behind the top guys.
"I don't know if they have the financial backing to run a game in an arena with no fans, at those operating costs," he said.