from Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic,

Today’s NHL players are used to their routines. It would be a massive disruption to bust career-long habits and have players approve a 7 p.m. session.

The first NHL coach who proposes such a shift would face a mutiny. But the first coach who does so may enjoy a competitive advantage.

“It is an interesting concept to see if anybody did it,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. “I’d like to see how it would work out.”

Synchronizing training and performance times is nothing new. It is common practice for individual athletes in the Olympics, for example, to train around the same time as their events. The circadian rhythm falls into place. The body figures out when to peak for performance and fade for recovery.

In theory, there are no barriers to limit such a setup in the NHL.

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I wonder how the beat writers would feel about this?