Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Braydon Coburn skates before a game against the Montreal Canadiens on March 5 in Tampa, Fla. (AP file photo)

A day after NHL players showed a united front, prompting the league to postpone two nights of playoff games to focus on racial injustice concerns, the veteran Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman wasn’t deviating from the message.

“Thanks for the question. I appreciate that,” Coburn began during the Lightning’s Zoom conference call Friday. “But for the most part, and especially today and yesterday, we kind of want to make sure we keep our attention and the conversation around the issues.”

Questions about lineup changes, power plays and competing on consecutive nights were placed on pause along with Friday’s two scheduled games.

The emphasis was instead on more important societal matters taking place outside the playoff bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta, and on the player-driven conversations that led to the NHL joining North America’s other pro sports leagues in stopping play.

Colorado Avalanche left wing Andre Burakovsky, left, and defenseman Cale Makar celebrate a goal against the Dallas Stars during the second period of Game 3 of an NHL second-round playoff series on Wednesday in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

“I think the other leagues initiated this,” Coburn said, referring to the NBA and other sports, which postponed games on Wednesday while the NHL continued to play.

The NHL altered its schedule with three games each today and Sunday.

While players and coaches representing the four Eastern Conference teams spoke on video calls, the four West teams went silent a day after making a powerful statement shortly after games were postponed.

As five players, three of them minorities, stepped in front of an array of microphones, dozens of others assembled in rows behind them.

The day, however, couldn’t end without a racial concern being raised: The NHL is investigating whether former Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon made racially insensitive comments before the team was eliminated by the New York Islanders in Toronto earlier this month.