philippe eko eel, on the unfortunate occasion of being eliminated from the playoffs, likes to take some time to decompress and put himself fully out of the hockey world and lifestyle. he certainly does not pay any attention to the remaining rounds and games and remains blissfully unaware of whatever is going on in the league. he stays in atlanta for a few days to wrap up whatever business remains there, says goodbye to his teammates, and heads down to the depths of the sea and returns to his family. he lives the normal eel type of lifestyle for a bit, eating small fish and such, hanging out in rocks, spending time with his eel siblings, etc. once he's had enough of a reset from the grit and grind and gruel of the season, he heads to norway for IIHF. the one hockey-related stuff he does continue to do in the offseason is work out and stay physically fit - easy to do when he doesn't have anything else going on!