COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jane Poynter cannot advise Sidney Crosby on how to beat the Canadiens' Carey Price top shelf or remain out of Tom Wilson’s crosshairs should the Penguins and Capitals meet again in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
But Poynter, an aerospace executive who spent two years locked inside a hermitically-sealed, three-acre bubble, is well schooled in the mental challenges awaiting Crosby and the Penguins this summer in a tournament that will isolate its participants to guard against the spread of COVID-19.
Under normal circumstances, the veteran Penguins would be ready for any issue arising during a long playoff run.