Brady wouldn't have gone home for Christmas if the NHL hadn't suspended him. Wouldn't have seen his father for the first time in three years.
And wouldn't have connected with the girl next door, Angela. His first love.
No way she'd want anything to do with him now. He was disgraced. And she had a boyfriend. Of course.
But Christmas and coming home had a way of making a man take a second look at himself, and face up to things.
Brady will take a second shot at hockey, but would he risk a second shot at love?