Golden Knights players are starting to rest their legs more as the regular season winds down and the playoffs come into focus.
Fewer Knights skaters are participating in optional morning skates — on-ice game-day workouts — almost five months into the season to save their energy. The team had 11 skaters practice at City National Arena ice on Friday before a game against the Winnipeg Jets, down from 13 on Feb. 16 and 15 on Feb. 12.
“Some guys don’t like to skate at all in the mornings,” defenseman Nate Schmidt said. “It’s really just personal preference.