Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber has also turned into a referee in his own home.
"I've been pretty busy," said Weber, who has three kids. "Busy with them and a little bit of schoolwork and then obviously trying to keep them from killing each other throughout the day."
And the next day. And the next.
It's a bit like Groundhog Day.
"I was laughing last night because I said there's not enough time in the day," St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo said. "I'm not even working right now and I can't even find enough time to do something for myself."
Like watch TV.
So what is on TV at his house? "Tiger King"? "Ozark"?
"Cartoons," Pietrangelo said. "That's literally all we have on our TV."
The other option in the Pietrangelo household?
Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final from last season, when his Blues defeated the Boston Bruins. Because, as Pietrangelo said, "That keeps them quiet for maybe 45 minutes or an hour, lets you get something done."
Parise had his son, Jaxson, on the call with him on Tuesday. Jaxson, one of Parise's 6-year-old twins, sat quietly for the call, mostly engaged. It seemed a welcome respite for Parise, who said that his day typically starts at 5 a.m. when his 2-year-old wakes up. The other two get up at 7.
"It starts cooking," Parise said. "They do a little schoolwork and then we all look at each other, 'What are we going to do next?'"
Wheeler, whose son, Louie, and daughter, Leni, each wandered into the frame of his video call at times, was able to relate.
Wheeler said it's a race to the end of the day, when he and his wife get their kids to bed around 8 p.m.
"Then there's like a half-hour of just numbness," he said. "Our wine collection's getting low."
Said Parise, "I know what that numbness feels like. Once they're finally down at 7, we usually don't even speak to each other. It's just silence for a good hour."
They both laughed.
Ultimately, though, it comes down to what Landeskog is experiencing.
"It's been fun being a full-time dad for a change."