“You let me think you were a cat,” Jason bit out for the third time. “I was a cat,” Otter said in a voice rough enough with disuse that it was hard to argue with — also for the third time.

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[have you seen that in this team throughout — i think the penalty kill, earlier in the year, had a couple of hiccups and then, boom, they fixed it.]   yeah.   [it just seems like you guys are good at fixing things.]   yeah, i think that’s important, i think every team, uh, for the most part, goes through ups and downs, and, you know, players go through ups and downs, power-play, penalty kill, so, it’s just how it goes, and the rollercoaster ride of the season, and i think the good players, that stick around for a long time, are the ones that can, you know, fix it on the fly, and not let it get too out of hand.

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[and then jake, what’d you see from him — obviously got pulled his last performance, and then he bounces back, as he typically does.]   yeah, i mean, you knew that, um — you know, he’s as professional as it gets. um, you know, best — he’ll reset, as, as, as good as anyone, so, um, you know. we expected that from him, he expected that from himself. and, uh, we gave him the night, and he, uh, got it done for us.