The key to doing business across societies and continents comes down as much to contacts and relationships as it does to the sterile terms of a contract. They might even take their coach. Former Maine Mariner Terry Murray, who played in the National Hockey League and still works for one of the teams he used to coach, the Philadelphia Flyers, will be on the bench for the Maine executives. He's glad to do it, and both sides appreciate his involvement. After all, with contact could come friendship and with friendship could come something more.
Today there's a game to be played.
It's time to put the puck in the net. So for two hours, Sato and Levesque will wear different jerseys and compete against each other. And for the rest of their lives, they'll share the memory and maybe look to do more.