CGY enjoying the playoffs

[Daniel Janser 2,184]

Callum has just played his first two playoff games with a sofar rather discreet performance. But he enjoys it a lot. There is something to the thrill when you know each error could end your season, crush your dreams and put you into nothingness. It is not unlike the adrenaline rush he has experienced when he climbed an overhang on a mountain, his life literally depending on the grip strength of his right hand. His body dangling over a 900ft void.

Or when in the army's boot camp he pulled out the pin from a hand grenade for the first time, fearing he might drop it and thereby doom him and his comrades alike.

He now can understand, why his old man and his uncle played hockey for so long as they did. Because next to the fights along the boards, the abuse one exposes oneself when going into the slot, the endless time spent in the weight room to be in shape, there is a reward. Few things feel as good as messing with the best and come out on top. To live on the edge and come out alive on the other end. He can see now, why Dan and Marcel went to matches with excitement and anticipation. He has seen it now as well, and he wants more of it. Which makes him hope for a deep playoff run with the Hounds.

 

Edited July 25, 2023 by Daniel Janser