Okay but imagine Kent and Jack becoming friends again. But it’s not like a “run into each other, sit down, and talk about feelings” kind of resolution. This is Kent and Jack, so nothing is easy for them.
Imagine that even after the overdose and Jack completely cutting him out of his life without warning, Kent leaves Jack as his emergency contact.
The overdose happened right before the draft, and then Kent was moving to Vegas and signing contracts and was thrust into the spotlight with barely a moment to breathe and come to terms with what happened, so changing his emergency contact from Jack to his mom or sister just slipped his mind.
For years Kent never had to worry about it. He was fast and his team always had his back. When he did get checked into the boards, he always got back up, sending a Kent Parson™️ smile and wave to the fans to let them know he was good. He was always fine.
Until one day he isn’t. And he gets checked into the boards so hard he loses his helmet and doesn’t get back up. He’s carried off the ice on a stretcher and is rushed to the hospital because he hasn’t woken up yet.
On the opposite coast Jack is at practice with the Falcs. He’s laced up and everyone is taking practice shots at Snowy and Tater is in the background chirping the ones who don’t make it past the goalie (“You call that good shot? Stupid Americans. I’ll show you how Russia do it”). And it’s nice and Jack is relaxed because he loves his team and he’s finally doing what he always wanted.
He’s lining up to take another shot when the coaches call him over. He skates towards them and sees George walking over with a worried look on her face and a phone in her hand. At first he’s worried it’s Bitty or his parents because why else would they be interrupting practice over a phone call.
He takes the phone and puts it up to his ear with a worried “hello?” and at first it’s the normal “is this Jack Zimmerman?” “Yes this is he” and then he’s putting one hand on the bench to steady himself as he hears
“This is Vegas Memorial calling on behalf of Kent Parson. You are listed as his emergency contact.”