You Could Make a Life

The first thing Dan says to him is, "we're in the NHL!", because that's how he's been greeting anyone wearing a jersey, and Marc Lapointe, 'the future of the franchise', is wearing Dan's colours."I think you're my new best friend," Dan says, his excitement beating out common sense, social filters, the need to play it cool."It is nice to meet you, new best friend," Marc says, his mouth twitching.In hindsight, Dan probably falls in love with him in that moment, Marc laughing at him and with him all at once, but it takes a little while to figure that out.