He added when Lorentz came in the booth this season for the ’90s Night game with the Florida Panthers, “He just picked up where he left off. He blended right in again.”

He was surprised when Lorentz quit the broadcast team in 2007 after 27 seasons.

“There was no pressure on him to do so, that's for sure,” said Jeanneret. “I mean I thought he was doing a great job. I’m not sure why he decided to get out and we’ve never talked about it, to be honest.”

With his job on hold as the NHL suspended its season because of the coronavirus outbreak, Jeanneret said he hasn’t been doing much but staying home during the pandemic.

He ventures out only to go to the grocery store, practicing social distancing while wearing a mask.

“Yeah, except when I go into the bank. I don't think it's really a good idea when you go into the bank,” he cracked. “Actually, my wife (Sandra) has made a ton of masks for people. Both in the medical business and just for citizens.”

He considers himself “very fortunate” that he likes to read.