His left hand was in a cast, bandaged after a Sunday morning surgery. John Klingberg carried a box of Legos in his right hand on Monday morning.



The Legos were a gift of sorts for 10-year-old Brody Nelson, who in many ways is your typical 10-year-old. He enjoys hanging out with his friends, building with the toy bricks, and he’s a big sports fan. Each year around Brody’s birthday the Nelson family will celebrate with a trip to a Dallas Stars game.



Brody has catchphrases. Whenever Anton Khudobin made a save on Monday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Brody planned to yell out, “Ooooh, denied!” — which is probably the best possible definition of one save Khudobin made in the third period on Pierre-Luc Dubois.



When Brody was asked about his reaction when meeting Klingberg and the rest of the Stars, including his other favorite player, Jamie Benn, on Monday morning he didn’t give an immediate verbal answer. He simply put...