what if you were always the smallest guy on the ice always on a shorter leash coaches are harder on you and have higher standards for you than they do for bigger players and you have to prove your worth every day and be the guy with the never-ending motor never stops moving never stays down never shows weakness never stays hurt never gets tired and you always had to keep yourself safe always watch your own back always head on a swivel and then one day you meet a 6’3” guy who trusts you and you trust him and that’s when you can curl up and rest your little head.
















