"It's funny seeing them come on the plane, seeing how much food there is, the type of food we have on the plane," Toffoli said. "It definitely makes me laugh and brings me back to when I was 20 years old."
Hard as it is to believe, that was some 13 years and more than 900 combined regular- and post-season games ago for Toffoli. Coincidentally, too, the first of those outings was against the same Sharks for whom he now finds himself suiting up.
By playing as far west as Vancouver and as far east as Montreal, he's racked up frequent flier miles. And having touched down in Utah earlier this season, Toffoli is among those whose travels have allowed them to see the inside of every single NHL dressing room.
Although Toffoli, now 32, still wakes up thrilled to go to the rink, experiences that were once novel become less so over time, feeling somewhat old hat.
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