MARCH 3

The Canucks are practicing at the Staples Center

Troy: L-AAA

Ben: L-AAAAAAAA!!!

Bo: We’re superstars! *jazz hands*

Brandon shoots and misses

BRANDON: HOW DID I MISS?!?!??!???? *swings stick everywhere*

Ryan: Hey! Watch it! I already gave you my gummy bears!

Brandon: NEEEAAAAHHHH!!!

Willie: Brighten up, son *side hugs him* We are all Canucks here!!

Brandon: FINE. *pulls away* Take THIS!!! *kicks puck in*

Ben: Oh, that looks like fun! Puck soccer!

Troy: PUCK SOCCER!!!

Ben: Be the ref, Bo!

Bo: Alrightie! The puck is in the net…

Troy: Ref, not play-by-play commentator!!

Bo: Right, right-- It’s a goal! *grabs a puck and tosses it out* Play ball!

They all begin to play puck soccer.

Cram is standing by the side watching.

Cram: Look at them play without me.

Nikolay: It looks like fun.

Cram: *shakes head, looks down at him* Why aren’t you playing with them?

Nikolay: I not know zem.

Cram: You’re new here?

Nikolay: I just traded from Sharks. *rolls rs*

Cram: Mmm… *nods head* Was it tough playing against them yesterday?

Nikolay: *shrugs* It vas good, I zink. I did not play in team much.

Cram: But you just got traded from them.

Nikolay: I played mostly on Barrakuda.

Cram: Ohhhh… Nikolay Goldobin, right?

Nikolay: Da.

Cram: You recognize me?

Nikolay: You’re man on Gulls zat fights a lot.

Cram: Yeah, that’s me.

Nikolay: *scoots away*

Cram: I’m not gonna fight you.

Puck slides to him.

Troy: Pass it to me!

Ben: No, pass it to me!

Nikolay: *skates off* I’m pass it to you, Horvat!

Cram is now all alone once again

Cram: And I’m alone once again.

Bo: Goal!

Cram: I’ll redeem myself next game and then all will be good. *nods head* Yes.

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