PostSportsPlus: The secret to many Islanders’ pre-game routines? A nap
There is a phenomenon in the world of hockey, in leagues from North America to overseas, in locker rooms junior and professional, and it flourishes within this Islanders team.This is not a tradition that gets handed down. It is something that merely … happens, a conclusion reached separately by, in Ryan Pulock’s estimate, “at least 75 percent of guys” in hockey, and that number does include the Islanders defenseman.” Noah Dobson said.
After that’s done, the game isn’t until 7 or 7:30 p.m. — sometimes even later, depending on the whims of the television schedule. Players get to the arena well beforehand, of course, and there is some work to be done pregame. But not six or seven hours’ worth. It does not seem much of a coincidence that Dobson, Pulock and Salo each said they started napping around the same time that their game-day routines started incorporating this dead time.
The lengths of these naps are varied. Lambert mentioned 20 or 30 minutes as a reference point from when he played. Dobson prefers to sleep for an hour, or perhaps as long as 90 minutes, setting an alarm to make sure he wakes on time.He has, though, always had a particular affinity for the practice. At least at this point in time, there is not much to suggest any of the three will miss an extended period. And the Islanders are lucky to be playing either at home, in Newark or in Boston for the next two weeks, making it logistically easy to rely on call-ups from Bridgeport if need be. Still, this is less than ideal.
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