Saturday’s return-to-play was filled with references to the conversations players have had with their teams and each other over the previous 48 hours. There was a noticeable presence of ‘non-hockey talk’ in the pre-game interviews; summaries of which you can see here from NHL.com’s Wes Crosby:
“I think for us, the decision to postpone our games and sit out (Thursday and Friday) was viewed as an opportunity to highlight a bigger issue than hockey,” Shattenkirk said. “We wanted to make sure that every Black player in this league can feel safe and can feel like they have a voice.