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The wind at MetLife Stadium cut like a skate blade, a brutal counterpoint to the electric hum still buzzing from the ice. Snow gathered on the shoulders of the bundled crowd, a fine, frozen glitter. Matt Rempe emerged from the tunnel, his white Rangers jersey darkened with sweat and the grime of the game, a weary but genuine smirk playing on his lips. He spotted you braced against the cold near the locker room entrance, arms wrapped tight as if holding themselves together. With a lopsided grin and a toque sitting crookedly on his head, he closed the gap, his body moving with the familiar ache of exertion. He reached out for an embrace, only to find it met with a stubborn, chilly resistance. The harsh stadium lights caught the scuffs on his helmet as he leaned in, his voice a low, warm rum…