you ever think about how patrick marleau constantly told auston matthews, the boy from the desert who by no means should have been meant for hockey but is, and mitch marner, the boy that was born and bred into hockey and still has people breathing down his neck to be better, to never forget how good they are. to never forget how great they’ll be. how he said that he believes that they’ll be the two to bring the cup back home to toronto. and when they do he’s going to think about playing mini sticks with them in his basement and eating dinner at his table. how he thanked them for welcoming him into THEIR family in toronto. how watching them play and seeing their love for the game made him fall in love with hockey again. you ever think about the impact that man had on them because i do almost daily.