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Family matters to Brandon Saad

Brandon Saad is skilled at skating, backhand shots and putting the puck in the net.

He also knows family and their well-being is the most important thing in his life, and means more than winning the Stanley Cup twice.

The Columbus Blue Jackets left wing sleeps better knowing his father, George, has been able to bring several of their relatives from war-torn Syria to the United States in the past few years.

"We've got most of them over here," Saad said. "That's a good thing. He's get one sister over there that's safe.