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On his other side is his best friend, Aaron Wylde Preeo and the team’s man whore I respect that

Beside Wylde is Erik, the other defenseman and the team’s former man whore Not sure what it is about our defenders and the correlation to being “players,” but there it is Erik’s settled do, so apparently Wylde must carry on the tradition

Directly across from me is Bishop, the teahter, Brooke Perron Beside hioalie and the e o in a no-frills ceremony at the courthouse And finally, to coer and brother to the incredibly gorgeous, frustratingly elusive Willow Monahan

I give my attention to Bishop to address his question “Clearly you knohat’s going on with Rafe”

“He calledwhen he heard from his mom,” Bishop confirms “I told my brothers”

I’ll never ad of pride within oing to win the Cup this year—because thesethat’s not teachable or trainable A bond that gives us that extra edge In my humble opinion, at least

“Well, I’m oneach of their eyes “But I’d like your thoughts on the matter”

“Rafe has proved himself crucial to this team,” Tacker says He knows thisshoes when he got suspended “Frankly… I don’t think he’s replaceable”

“A trade isn’t going to yield anything,” I say, pointing out the obvious They know anyone traded after the deadline that expired in February isn’t eligible to play

“We do have soend states

With a sigh, I put on ht “As owner of this teao, it would be a horrible business decision It could change the course of our run at the Cup”

“But…” Bishop prods, because he’s probably got a fairly good idea I’m about more than the bottom-line dollars

“But…” I push on with a sigh “How do I stand in the way of a guy and his dying father?”

“You don’t,” Wylde says, and his tone raises the hairs on the nape of o-lucky, mischievous party animal wears a haunted expression “Trust me when I say… he needs this time with his dad”