ICE AND ARROGANCE
"We run the joker play. We run it exactly how we drilled it."
"With Danica?" Riot asked, pulling up on my left, his eyes sharp and unforgiving. "You think she's going to feed you the puck after that stunt with the K-pop star? Wake up, Caleb. The circus is over. The only way we save this season is if we play hockey, not politics."
The referee's whistle blew, a sharp, piercing command that shattered the pre-game chatter. The starting lines moved toward the center circle.
The third period of Game 8 was finally here. The scoreboard flashed a fragile 2-1 lead for Harrison, twenty minutes of brutal, unyielding ice standing between us and the final horn.
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