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He went to an alumni luncheon. Again, lots of beer. Enough to shock an Irishman, it seems. Now, that’s something.

He probably heard a lot of old stories. Some, uh, slightly exaggerated. In fact, I’m sure of it. Dave Babych and Jyrki Lumme love to talk, and quite loudly.

Chin did skate once with the actual team. If he had checked, he would have seen carefully crafted recovery drinks in each stall, specifically designed for each player’s DNA and needs. Maybe he missed those.

I don’t know where he got those stories. Maybe it used to happen before — Henrik Sedin

Chin returned to Ireland after about a week, and shared some wild stories with the local media. His most explosive was his tale of the “change-up.”

“When a player is not on form, not scoring, the manager will call a ‘change-up,'” Chin told Irish media. “Basically that player has to go out and ruin himself for the night, then come back the next day, with the attitude of you just don’t care.

“So they send him out, drink 20 pints, go off with a couple of women, whatever he wants. And come back the next day. That’s the way they live.”

Yeah, that’s not how the Canucks live. Generally, their bodies are independent, money-making, finely tuned machines. That’s not to say they don’t consume alcohol. I mean, some don’t. But others will have a beer, gasp, the day before a game without concern.

“The change-up?” Henrik Sedin said. “I’ve never had one in 20 years. I’ve had 20 beers in my life, combined, but never in a single night and never any night before a game.

“I don’t know where he got those stories. Maybe it used to happen before.”