lavoy
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- Nov 3, 2011
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Am I missing something with this Cabana story? Isn't he just a close friend of MacKinnon's who couldn't make it to the NHL? At first I thought something tragic happened so he was honouring him by wearing his number but I see that Cabana just signed somewhere in Europe and is still playing hockey.
He had a big impact/influence on Nate as a kid. The MacKinnon's billeted him and Nathan would have been 7-8 years old then, just starting minor hockey. Kind of like a big brother (which he doesn't have) to him which was a big inspiration... He's "honoring" it in a way.
Watching him for 2+ years it will be weird not seeing him in #22, just looks natural, but it's no big deal, he can try to make another # his own.