So you’re a rookie, trying to secure a place on the team, and it’s early season, and into town rides The Boss.
With a larger than life persona, a tank for a body, a blink-and-you-miss-it release, a palpable hunger to score and an archive of highlight-reel goals you’ve been watching since you were in Peewee.
But no worries, kid. Just go out there and act normal. Yeah? It’s harder than it looks.
The trap is to get caught watching Alex Ovechkin play, hoping he doesn’t score one like he once did against Wayne Gretzky’s Phoenix Coyotes while sliding flat on his back, hooking the puck backwards past the goalie after being tripped.