Problem is, he wants to keep peeking at what the TV audience will see when the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights play in the Bridgestone NHL Outdoors Saturday on Feb. 20 (3 p.m. ET; NBC, SN, SN1, TVAS) and the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers play in the Honda NHL Outdoors Sunday on Feb. 21 (2 p.m. ET; NBC, SN, SN1, TVAS).
"The views are amazing; it's pretty tough to work, actually," King said with a laugh Tuesday. "You've got the mountains and the ski hills. The resort here is beautiful, so it's definitely an exciting place to be. But it's going to look amazing. I think this is truly going to be one of the most unique games, so it's going to be exciting to see on game day."
The NHL has staged 30 outdoor games since 2003. But each has been in a stadium with all the infrastructure that comes with it -- stands, press boxes, locker rooms, water connections, electrical outlets, etc.
This time, with the ability to host fans limited by the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL is fulfilling a long-held dream of taking the game back to the most romantic of roots. It will be as close as the NHL can get to pond hockey, a bunch of guys playing for the love of it like they were kids.
The special setting comes with special challenges.
"I guess this is truly an outdoor game, right?" King said. "There's really nothing here."