CHICAGO — When Taylor Raddysh missed practice earlier this month for what was described as personal reasons, the Rangers wing was spending precious time with his dad, Dwayne, and his family.
Dwayne was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer and given 4-6 months to live in mid-May, around the time Raddysh and his then-team, the Capitals, were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs last season.
Raddysh’s older brother, Darren, who played parts of three seasons for the AHL Wolf Pack and currently plays for the Lightning, was in town that week for a pair of games against the Blueshirts and the Islanders. Their schedules perfectly lined up, giving the family an opportunity to all be together for what could be the last time.
It is now the seventh month since Dwayne’s diagnosis.
