#not sure about zelly yet and will avoid speculating just in case i decide later he's relevant to the 2023-24 season

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ignore if it is part of the plot and/or you don't wanna answer but I reread this today and I'm very curious what Shane and Zellweger's dynamics are, especially knowing how Mason's dynamic was an aspect of him being the captain and how irl Shane is the next WJC captain

dynamics aren't usually part of the leadership calculus at the U20 level because most players haven't presented yet (remember the medical staff telling mason about how players' dynamics tend to mature about the time they're NHL ready.) shane has not presented yet but he is living in hope. he will keep living in hope for a long long time, but that boy's a beta. just one more way in which he perpetually falls short of matty.