Hockey players must look at the NBA debate over whether top players should be rested during tough stretches of the season and . . . well, chortle through their face shields.
In the NHL, there are just as many back-to-back games and even more physical contact. The road grind includes even more far-flung trips to places like Edmonton and Winnipeg. Yet the healthy players never sit. At most, they might receive fewer shifts if the coach thinks they’re showing weariness. But they suit up every game.
Are hockey players envious that in the NBA, there’s now different standard?