But when it comes to the kind of hockey Josi plays for a living, there's simply no way to know what's next.

Like all of us, Josi is finding different ways to keep busy like exercising in his garage, taking his dogs for walks, reading books and playing former teammate and current Jets defenseman Anthony Bitetto in the "NHL20" video game.

However, the Predators captain, the rest of his teammates - and the entire NHL - have entered the fifth week of a pause to the 2019-20 NHL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with no clear return of hockey in sight.

Instead of standing at his locker stall in the midst of a first-round playoff series like he's become accustomed to at this time of the year, Roman Josi sat in his kitchen at his home in Nashville on Monday afternoon, still sporting a beard that would be fit for anyone participating in the postseason.

"There's just so much up in the air," Josi said. "The safety and the health of everyone is first right now, so it's hard to say how it's going to be if we're going to play - and how we're going to play. There's just so much uncertainty. For me, personally, right now, the main thing is to try to stay healthy, try to do my part."

For Josi and his wife, Ellie, that includes not only staying home and venturing out for essentials when necessary, but also still finding ways to help those less fortunate, even in a global pandemic.

Two weeks ago, Josi made a $20,000 donation to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, and last week brought about another $20,000 gift, this time to Home Street Home Ministries. The defenseman has also joined teammates Pekka Rinne, Ryan Johansen and Matt Duchene in contributing to provide free Dunkin' coffee to Nashville-area healthcare workers, all initiatives Josi says are the right thing to do.

"There's been some tough times for the city of Nashville with the tornadoes and now with the coronavirus, and there's a lot of people that need help right now," Josi said. "I'm just trying to do my part. The Predators organization, our team has always been really good at being part of the community… and I think the last two months showed how the city came together. Everybody's helping everybody. It doesn't matter how small it is or how big it is, people are helping each other. It just inspires you to do your part as well."

Video: Josi talks donations and what's next for hockey

Josi is also doing everything he can to be ready to return to playing, whenever that day comes. In the meantime, the captain offered his thoughts on what could be next, including things like the potential for the NHL to play games in neutral sites, an item that has been reported in recent days.

"There's so many different scenarios that are kind of getting thrown around, and then I think the NHL is probably going over different scenarios, but it's pretty far away right now for me personally [to think about that]," Josi said. "Everybody wants to play it safe. You play all season, so you want to get some closure on the season, and then you want to play till the end, hopefully. But then in what form, and if that's going to happen, is up in the air right now.

"It needs to be a safe environment. It needs to be safe for all the players. If there's one thing we learned during this coronavirus, it's that the health of the people is the most important thing. Right now, that's all that matters. Sports are exciting and it's a lot of fun, but safety and health is the most important. Until [we have that, and we're not] fully there, then there won't be any hockey."

There is hope for the future, however, and Josi knows everyone will eventually return to the rinks to participate in the sport they love. In the meantime, staying healthy is paramount, not only for Josi, but everyone else too.

"We definitely have a lot of respect for this virus," Josi said. "People need to stay home, and people need to social distance, so we're trying to do our part too."