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Imagine acquiring a 23 year old, former first overall draft pick, who had just come off of two seasons in which he’d averaged 100 points. Imagine if that player fell in love with your city and became one of its most passionate advocates and community ambassadors. Imagine if that player went on to become Captain, wearing the ‘C’ on 840 occasions over 10 seasons. Imagine if he went on to play in more all-star games, score more overtime goals, more game-winning goals, win more scoring titles, and go on to become the top scorer in your team’s 95 year history. Imagine if he became as great a man as he was a player. Well, that’s exactly what happened.

Carey Price’s Ted Lindsay Award speech

‘And my wife, she’s the reason I play with a full heart every night’

Imagine acquiring a 23 year old, former first overall draft pick, who had just come off of two seasons in which he’d averaged 100 points. Imagine if that player fell in love with your city and became one of its most passionate advocates and community ambassadors. Imagine if that player went on to become Captain, wearing the ‘C’ on 840 occasions over 10 seasons. Imagine if he went on to play in more all-star games, score more overtime goals, more game-winning goals, win more scoring titles, and go on to become the top scorer in your team’s 95 year history. Imagine if he became as great a man as he was a player. Well, that’s exactly what happened.

Gettin’ low, low, low, low. #StanleyCup

HARTNELL DOWN

Put your left leg in. #StanleyCup

As the conversation closes with David Keith, he mentions an old scrapbook his wife, Jean, packed when the family moved from Ontario to British Columbia. It contains a promise Duncan wrote on a piece of paper when he was “eight or nine.” Years later, they found it — and framed it. x