Option 2:

Comng round into his 1st SHL season, Murdock's got some business to think over. Coming in and centring the 2nd line in your rookie season is no easy task that's for sure. The big question coming in is how to handle the stamina gap. SHLers have signficantly better lungs than anyone you're going to see in the J. So do you decide to rest up and prepare to handle the bigger load, or go crazy on some cardio to be in prime shape? Murdock has decided that it's all about working out heavy in high altitude. He's already accustomed to flying high and working in low oxygen scenarios, but it's not like you run laps while in a plane. So the offseason was spent going hard in Colorado, getting some strength and endurance training all built up. Of course the main focus was still on skating, and repping out some puckhandling to dish to his teammartes of the best of his abilities. Murdock has decided that rest is for the week, the season is long but the year is longer, keep the train rolling and dont get complacent right before the season starts.