Beth Treier

“I could be goon squad material," Fitzgerald argues.

Typical rookie: of course he wants to be good at everything from the get-go. What Fitzgerald's got is the kind of potential you don't see in the guys mired on the fourth line, the kind of potential Mike's never had in his life.”
― Taylor Fitzpatrick, Thrown Off the Ice

“The kid gets called up to the Oilers when Steinberg breaks his foot halfway through the season. And he's a kid: eighteen, baby-faced, smaller than everyone else on the roster at 5'8" and clearly determined to make up for it.”
― Taylor Fitzpatrick, Thrown Off the Ice

“He may be a rookie, but he's got a gift for face-offs that even most vets don't have: Fitzgerlad's a true natural center which requires just as much instinct as practice.

If he keeps playing like he has, he just might take someone's job out from under them, some poor fucker getting shuffled straight from injured reserve to healthy scratch. Steinberg may as well take his sweet time healing.”
― Taylor Fitzpatrick, Thrown Off the Ice

“Jesus, Mike picked up a fucking puppy long before he picked up Bella, didn’t he.”
― Taylor Fitzpatrick, Thrown Off the Ice