the offseason period should definitely feature a good balance between resting and resetting onesself and training to show up strong the next season. philippe eko eel strives to achieve this balance by spending some time back underwater with his eel family where he is more comfortable - to be honest it's tough for him to breathe air since as an eel he is primarily an underwater creature so he kinda gets a lot of his water life in during the offseason to build up an internal fortitude reserve to make it through the season. he does plenty of underwater workouts to keep the physicals strong, and he plays NHL on his underwater xbox 360 to make sure he is continuing to think about hockey to keep the mentals strong. he shows up for training camp refreshed and ready to take on the new season in full. He does stay in touch with his teammates and coaching staff throughout the offseason via his underwater phone which allows him to access regular social media applications.