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If Brenden Dillon got the better of friend and former teammate Jamie Benn on Friday night, or perhaps anyone he used to share the ice with back in his Dallas Stars days, there’ll be a text or two waiting when those guys check their phones post-game.
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If you’re familiar with wrestling in the late 90s, you’ll know the two words Dillon will punch into his phone before hitting send.
If not, have no fear. The chirp isn’t hard to decipher.
“Every part of the ice has a battle going on that you want to win and be able to text the guy after the game, ‘Suck it,’ ” Dillon said, with a wide smile forming on his face.
Bragging rights are always at stake during an NHL game, and more so when the guy across from you happens to be a good buddy or a former teammate, or in the case of Dillon’s relationship with Benn — both.
“Whatever it might be, when the puck drops that’s something that’s unique about hockey — you’re playing for your team, your city, and your bunch of guys,” Dillon said.
Such was the case earlier in the season when the Jets faced the Stars at American Airlines Center in the heart of Texas.
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Dillon had been running around clobbering players and Benn took exception. The two, who broke bread the night before the game, were now exchanging fists with one another.
“In the past, for me, I’ve been on other teams and there are guys you play with and you get along really well with and you…