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"Ouellete."

"Fiorentini."

"Look. I'm sorry about all of this shit that's happened this season. Obviously you and I had our spat early on in the preseason and it sort of... got away from us there. I'm sorry. I got touchy over a comment and let it get the best of me and then this shit just festered out. That's on me."

"Fiorentini."

"Ouellette."

"I accept your apology. It's all good. I was a hell of a lot harsher on you and yours than I needed to be and you had a right to get mad at me over it. So it's all good. We're both grown here, it's all good."

"You're sure?"

"Absolutely sure, kid. I think I just got defensive because you're proving me wrong every day out there."

"Well, to be fair, I probably got defensive because your assessment of the league wasn't exactly too far off."

"Guess we're both just a couple of hard-headed fucks, eh?"

"Guess so."

"You ever considered a career in scouting when you're done the game?"