Jakub Vrana is packing a PlayStation 4 and some comfy clothes to lounge around in.
Connor McMichael is bringing his Xbox and might smuggle in some Skittles.
Jonas Siegenthaler plans to take a few board games and a deck of cards with him.
Michal Kempny’s got to have his iPad.
T.J. Oshie? He just hopes Braden Holtby remembers his guitar.
Traveling is an unavoidable part of the gig for NHL players. But the trip that the Capitals will embark on next Sunday will be like nothing they’ve ever experienced. They’re headed to Toronto, where they’ll enter the NHL’s bubble and potentially stay for as long as two months.
There’s going to be a lot of hockey, of course. But there will be hours upon hours spent at the team hotel, too. And the league is making every effort to keep the players in and COVID-19 out.
So Oshie and Co. must plan – er, pack – accordingly.
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