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My head is not in this game.

The puck drops, and my body takes over like it’s been programmed to. Years of drills and instincts move me even while my brain is somewhere else—somewhere in the stands where Adeline is wearing my jersey, silently cheering Katya and Briony on as they scream at refs like it’s their personal calling in life.

Grant wins the faceoff clean, flicks it back, and I’m alre