Option 2

If you want to be the best, you have to train like the best. If you want to be average, sure take some time off and relax on a beach somewhere poisoning your body and taking a step back from where you finished the season at. Jack St. Clair wants to be the best, and last I checked he hasn't reached that height. That means that there is very little time in the offseason to neglect training. Sure he might not practice hockey specific drills everyday, but you best believe that he maintaining his cardio, finding ways to work on all the little things that will set him above the rest. JSC never takes time off from the gym, he will take a de-load day here and there but he is still training whether it be lighter weights, or more mobility focused. Especially now that he is about to hit regression, staying strict the regime will be the only way to fight off the aging effects.