Look at his face! His eyes. He is trying so so so hard to be so chill. So nonchalant. "Don't look down. Turn the volume down. Don't look at him yet. He might disappear. Be cool. Don't spook him." And oh my god he is not chill in the slightest. He is so touched that Shane seems to care. He asked about the girls thing and it didn't go well so he's taking this as a sign that maybe Shane does care. It goes downhill in like 5 minutes but you know.

And then:

He settles in a bit and he looks almost almost relaxed. But he still can't look! And the barely-there jaw flex, shoving down the emotions. Looking makes it too real. Even though it's already very real for Ilya.

"Peter Karmanos had a dream that hockey would work in Carolina. And guess what? He was right."

but Carter Hart and Brett Howden didn’t win the Stanley Cup. the organization that employed Hart didn’t win the Stanley Cup. the coach that stubbornly played Hart even though he was breaking records for being the worst goalie in the Finals didn’t win the Stanley Cup. the fans that cheered Hart on didn’t win the Stanley Cup. and the players that buddied up to him didn’t win the Stanley Cup.