Ryan ran through some drills—stickhandling, quick turns, shooting—that didn’t require a buddy. When he took a break for some water, he spotted Chenner off to the side, playing with a puck and staring intently. That would not do. With Phil’s grateful blessing, Ryan passed the remaining thirty minutes of the skate with Chenner, talking him through drills and asking innocuous questions about his experience in the league so far, where he was living and how he was adjusting. As they talked, Ryan got the sinking feeling that the rotten apple that was Chuck Vorhees wasn’t spoiling the barrel so much
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