Sabres prepared for unexpected as training camp opens during pandemic
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Short training camps are nothing new for Ralph Krueger. He coached Team Europe to the final of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, a gig that helped him land in Buffalo. Prior to joining the Sabres, his only season as an NHL head coach, 2012-13, began in January following a lockout. Krueger had about a week to begin putting his mark on the Edmonton Oilers.
But clearly we need to re-awaken the principles of play and the concepts that we were working on last year with the core guys.” Krueger plans “to do small Zoom catch-ups and deepen some of the teaching that we do” with the new players.
I am very curious to see from a sports science side how that then transfers into the one element that they haven’t seen enough of in the offseason, and that is the physical side of the game of hockey,” Krueger said.
That’s something that we’ve pushed players to try to do, but you know what it’s like in summer training mode.”
But clearly we need to re-awaken the principles of play and the concepts that we were working on last year with the core guys.” Krueger plans “to do small Zoom catch-ups and deepen some of the teaching that we do” with the new players.
I am very curious to see from a sports science side how that then transfers into the one element that they haven’t seen enough of in the offseason, and that is the physical side of the game of hockey,” Krueger said.
That’s something that we’ve pushed players to try to do, but you know what it’s like in summer training mode.”