After helping the Vegas Golden Knights capture their first Stanley Cup on June 13, Eichel and his teammates had just over three months to celebrate and recuperate.
After expending so much energy to climb to the top and hoist hockey’s holy grail, it’s a daunting challenge to get back.“The message they relayed was you’ll be surprised by how good you feel come training camp with having trained a little less and maybe spent a little less time in the gym,” said the Vegas centre, who has three goals and eight points through seven games. “Maybe more so now than in past summers, it’s about trying to get your body healthy and feeling good heading into camp.
“It was really close, the two seasons,” he explained. “That helped us. We won one and we’re like, ‘OK, we’re going to next season already.’ We wanted to be a part of history.Colorado Avalanche blueliner Bowen Byram said the compressed time frame was an “interesting feeling” after denying Tampa its three-peat in 2022.
Wilson’s Capitals also weren’t able to repeat, but he said having a solid roster foundation is key when attempting to run it back.
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