No Pucks (Gods Versus Monsters Hockey #1)

TWENTY-EIGHT

ANTHONY

S ome guys play worse mad, but not Logan. He uses his emotions to fuel his play on the ice. He’s dominating it as soon as the whistle blows, but the Monsters play dirty. They come onto the ice exactly like I’d expect a team coached by Cox Sr.: ruthless and ready to fight. Cox Sr. will make them a better team, but at what cost? The injury toll would be high, and I know we need to take advantage of their time in the box.

We get our first power play fifty seconds into the first period because of the Monsters’ dirty play, and I want to call a time out, but it’s too early to use my only one, so I hesitate. It can fuck up momentum in a team, and I don’t want to do that to mine. Used right, it can change the course of games. An early lead will piss off Cox Sr., and I have to coach to my opponent as much as my team.