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Afterwords: The First Joel and the Last 12 Years

But our fears

Their fears

Their children’s fears

Our kids

Their kids

Their children’s kids

Will see a sudden light

In May of 2008, I was finishing my senior year of college. The grim spectre of graduating with a journalism degree and no real job prospects had grown even more terrifying than usual in the midst of the Great Recession and the housing market’s collapse.

During the Stars’ playoff run that spring, I’d had the good fortune of attending a couple of victories over Anaheim in the first round.