Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano's words carry tremendous weight for his colleagues in the sanitized locker room at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
In fact, the 36-year-old Norris Trophy winner's advice is salient to players of all 24 clubs that started training camp on Monday, ahead of this year's expanded playoff competition.
"If you do something or go somewhere you're not supposed to be and put yourself at risk, you could be risking your whole team," Giordano said on a video conference with reporters.
During training camp, players are free to do what they want when they leave the rink.