There was a sequence in the first where Bennett was forechecking and the d man stepped back and made an outlet pass and just as I was expecting Sam to swoop around and start going up the ice he took another stride and... finished his check. Then I saw Brouwer do the same thing on his next shift. Instead of just doing a fly by he took the extra stride and... finished his check. It was like I was watching the birth of a hunger that just wasn't there before. It sucked me into the game and for the first time in a while I felt like we showed up to play.
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