The Colorado Avalanche held their first practice of the post-season today. Surprisingly, it was open to the public — while regular season practices are always open to the public, playoff ones have traditionally been closed.
Also surprisingly, the practice was less lively than during the regular season. (But now that I think about it, training camp hosts the livliest of all practices, so maybe they get simpler as the year wears on. Teams in the Finals probably hold snooze-worthy practices.) The drills seemed focused more on skills than plays.
Typically when you arrive to practice at the start time, most of the players are already out on the ice.