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Rivalry week

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Leo

The week leading into the Hayes game felt less like preparation for a hockey match and more like preparation for a public execution, because every sports network in the country seemed determined to transform one rivalry into a national spectacle, every analyst suddenly had an opinion about my emotional stability, every podcast host wanted to revisit the punch that had started this entire mess, and every social media account connected to college hockey appeared o
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