What propelled Stones forward was his unadulterated love for what he was doing.
The 16-stone forward, who has 74 goals from 188 games across his two Cobblers spells, posted on Twitter: "I did not choose to leave Northampton".
He proposed that, like the beer bottle, the curling stone tips forward slightly as it slides; the added pressure warms the ice, creating a thin film of water that acts as a lubricant, which reduces the friction in the front and, by comparison, increases it in the back.
As before, move each side of the blade five to ten times across the stone, moving forward only.
With the Rangers in the midst of getting out-shot 15-1 in the third, Lundqvist stoned Kings forward Tyler Toffoli on an open shot midway through the third, with NHL-playoff points leader Anze Kopitar standing in front.
Why, I've wondered in the past, would anyone want to spend a vast sum of money to feel a bit queasy in the middle of the Indian ocean with nothing but a prawn cocktail dinner and a screening of Romancing the Stone to look forward to.
As the children's training session comes to an end, the boldest of the 13-year-old boys discovers what it feels like to tackle the 18-stone international rugby forward Soane Tonga'uiha.
May 2015 see every stumbling block turned into a stepping stone on the path forward.
It depicts nearly the same modest, proto-Bruegelian Christ who awaits, seated on the cold stone, a few galleries forward.
"May 2015 see every stumbling block turned into a stepping stone on the path forward," Palin wrote.
