When players, like our Glen Murray, get injured, we have to treat them the same way on the road that we do at home, whether it's on the plane or in their hotel room. Everybody has their own habits on the road, but we try to keep the guys on a similar schedule to what they do at home. Most of the time that includes a morning skate. The guys will be on the ice for about 30 minutes somewhere between 10 a.m. and noon on the day of the game, just to loosen up. Then we have the pre-game meal.
Most guys like to then have a nap.
For some guys, it's three hours, others one or two. But it's a time when they can shut everything else out and get some rest. Then they come back to the rink starting about 4 p.m. As trainers, just because we're travelling, doesn't mean we stop treating injuries. We attend to our athletes on the plane, on the bus or in their hotel rooms just like we do in the locker or training room.