\u201cCamp\u2019s a little shorter, with less preseason games, so I think the PA did an awesome job with the NHL getting that new CBA done,\u201d Scheifele said.<\/p>\n
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They have got a bike,\u2019\u201d Cheveldayoff said. \u201cIt is interesting how things have evolved.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Cheveldayoff was selected 16th overall by the Islanders in the 1988 entry draft. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe players today, they\u2019re athletes 12 months of the year,\u201d Arniel said. \u201cThey\u2019re not coming to camp to get into shape. So, I\u2019m hoping that continues.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n We apologize, but this video has failed to load.<\/p>\n Play Video<\/p>\n Scheifele says the elimination of fitness testing won\u2019t affect the off-season habits of the players. \u00a0<\/p>\n Advertisement 4<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n \u201cNowadays, it\u2019s so much about training, it\u2019s so much about being on the ice in the summer and coming into camp being kind of at your peak,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, I can\u2019t see guys now just slacking all summer because there\u2019s no fitness testing. I always say, once you get on the ice for the first practice you can kind of see who\u2019s struggling a little bit or who\u2019s not.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Teammate Kyle Connor agreed,\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhether there\u2019s testing or not, it\u2019s not going to change guys\u2019 motivation coming in to try and be the best player that they can be,\u201d Connor said. \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s really going to be much of a huge difference.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The Jets leading scorer in the regular season went on to say that injury concerns were a consideration in having the testing removed.\u00a0<\/p>\n Advertisement 5<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n \u201cThe only thing I\u2019d really say is, in our minds, it takes away completely the chance of getting an injury in one of those situations,\u201d Connor said. \u00a0<\/p>\n The duration of training camps will be reduced from 21 days to 13 days. Exhibition games will also be reduced from a maximum of eight to a maximum of four. Players with 100 or more NHL games experience can only play a maximum of two pre-season games.\u00a0<\/p>\n The head coach did take minor issue with some of the\u00a0player-led initiatives in the agreement. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cTraining camp is about getting your structure and your systems in place, your personnel, figuring out who they are, but the biggest thing, the conditioning gets you up into high gear,\u201d Arniel said. \u201cWe can\u2019t try to get in shape as the season starts. We don\u2019t have the time. We don\u2019t have the practice time. 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