Bryan Burns, resident beat writer and anthropologist of the Tampa Bay Lightning, noticed something interesting about pregame warmups. He noticed that not only does Yanni Gourde fetch exactly one puck and pass it to a group of players to shoot on the net, but that the order in which he passes is very specific. Listen to this longer-than-usual player interview for a bit more insight into the ritual.
"I usually forget Conacher, but that’s on purpose."
Yanni Gourde dishes on his pregame routine: pic.twitter.com/eVbqCkvH7N— x - Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) March 27, 2018Did you notice something about the order?