She’d been his incentive. “He was interviewed for the article, of course. He doesn’t mention the woman by name, but . . . let’s see . . .” He used the candle to highlight a passage. “He said, ‘Am I motivated by a return to hockey? Sure. But mostly, there’s a woman. There’s an incredible woman. The thought of her is getting me there. Healing me more than any medicine ever could.’”
