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Ok, so the entire team besides Trevor is completely out of the equation and he's forced to play with a ragtag ensemble of nobodies. TOTALLY normal, no biggie at all. Ok, that's a lie, that's a BIG biggie, one that's going to be a big pain to solve. Well, if we have to go down, we're going to go down having as much fun as possible, and what better way to do that than by letting the team staff in on the fun? Surely there's a handful of equipment managers, assistant coaches and caterers who know SOMETHING about hockey, why not give them an opportunity to step out onto the ice for a professional hockey team? It's the best chance we got at actually winning a game against a fully healthy SHL team, and worst case scenario, at least it'll provide a bunch of employees who dedicate their time to our team a memory to pass down to their children and grandchildren.