Throughout a spring of video conference calls with various Coyotes players in quarantine, one common question is asked: How are you staying in shape?
Now that some Coyotes players have returned to the ice at Gila River Arena for Phase 2 of the NHL's return-to-play protocol, the various answers to that question are being put to the test in player-driven workouts.
For goaltenders, especially Coyotes starter Darcy Kuemper, replicating workflow without access to ice is close to impossible. It made for a rusty reunion when Kuemper got the chance to suit up this week.
"Conditioning isn't really the issue," Kuemper said on Thursday.