#alex vlasic imagine

[lukesvangelista]

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒, 𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘ˡᵉ⁷⁷

in which luke witnesses your shot at the national championship.

warnings; none that i can think of (may upset some wisconsin fans, sorry if this is too soon)

If you could tell the hockey gods to go to hell at this moment, you would not hesitate.

March 24, 2024. Whittemore Center Arena, University of New Hampshire. The University of Wisconsin vs. The Ohio State University. 2 vs. 1. A little over eight minutes left in the game. The score? 0-0.

Despite outshooting Wisconsin throughout the entire game, you had not scored a single goal. You had had a few close chances, sliding in past Wisconsin’s defensemen a few times, but just couldn’t convert. At this point, you were thanking Raygan for her outstanding performance in goal. But most definitely not the hockey gods.

The voice of Coach Muzerall fluttered through your ears as she told you all to give it everything you got. You were sure Mark Johnson was giving the same speech to his girls at the opposing bench, but honestly, you were too nervous to care. Your eyes wandered around the arena in hopes of finding the only person who could offer any comfort at the moment — Luke.

Unfortunately, Luke had missed the past few games of the NCAA tournament — even your earlier Frozen Four game against Clarkson — because of his schedule with the Preds. Luckily for you, the team was rewarded with a complete off day after their win over Detroit last night. So Luke did the only he could think of. He bought a plane ticket to Durham as soon as he landed in Nashville, and ubered to the arena in order to see you play. You woke up to a text saying that he’d be there, and were beyond excited (and relieved).

As you skated onto the ice in preparation to resume the game, you were able to locate him about halfway up in the stands. He was on his feet, decked up in his scarlet and gray apparel, with a buckeye necklace hanging around his neck. In his hands was a sign that read ‘BUCKEYES > BUCKY’. A small smile crept its way onto your face, wondering where he would have even gotten the materials to make it, but you didn’t care. His support meant everything.

After moving your eyes off of Luke, you focused on Cayla Barnes, who was stationed off to the right of you. She gave you a quick nod, and you knew she meant business. Just as you focused your attention back on the ice, the puck had dropped, with the Badgers winning the draw.

You quickly moved into your own zone, parking yourself in front of the nearest Wisconsin player, which happened to be Britta Curl. The puck passed back and forth between a few of the players before Laila Edwards ended up taking a shot. Raygan managed to kick save it out of your zone as most of your teammates went to make a line change.

They weren’t quick enough, however. Wisconsin had managed to quickly pass the puck out of their zone to center ice, where Curl was waiting patiently with her stick. The puck fell into line perfectly as she entered your zone. You rushed back as fast as you could as you saw Raygan prepare for a wrist shot, and somehow managed to poke the puck away as you tangled up with her. This time, the puck landed right on Cayla’s stick.

Cayla quickly rushed up ice as you let out a small breath. You followed suit, backing her up in case a Wisconsin player managed to steal the puck back. It didn’t take long, however, for Cayla to find Hannah Bilka at center ice, with Joy Dunne on her tail.

You held your breath as the puck landed on Joy Dunne’s stick. If there was one person who wasn’t going to fail you, it was her. She was your team’s leading point scorer with 38 points on the year (23 of which were goals), the WCHA Rookie of the Year, and the NCAA Rookie of the Year. Almost immediately, she sent the puck flying right past McNaughton’s glove and into the goal.

Cheers erupted from the ice, bench, and stands as you were swallowed up into a team huddle by the glass. Joy excitedly made an “O-H” with her hands before embracing you all and making her way to the bench. You smiled softly and looked up at the clock — 7:13 left in the third. You skated off the ice and Stephanie Markowski took your place by center ice.

Locating Luke again, a bright smile was plastered wide across his face as he watched the replay. He had met Joy, who you embraced as a little sister, when he had come to campus to visit you earlier during the all star break. Needless to say, he was proud of her, as anyone should be. What you didn’t know, however, is just how proud he was of you. Your defensive poke-check set the scoring play into motion and here you were just over seven minutes away from winning the national championship.

Time couldn’t have passed more slowly for you as the clock wound down. Wisconsin had created many more scoring opportunities, but just couldn’t convert (you had to thank Raygan once again). You were back on the ice with two minutes to go, scrambling back into the defensive zone as the Badgers pulled McNaughton in order to gain an extra attacker. Your heart raced as you saw Casey O’Brien rush onto the ice, skating swiftly towards your goal.

You knew nothing good was going to happen if you couldn’t calm down. So, as the puck was passed to Ava Murphy, you took a deep breath and raced in front of her as she wound up for a slap shot. As she let go of the puck, you dove in front of it, the puck redirecting off of your ankle and into neutral territory.

Man, did that hurt like a motherfucker. The crowd simultaneously grimaced and cheered for you as you recollected yourself off of the ice. You swear you could hear Luke’s voice yelling your name out of the entire crowd, telling you to get up and kick ass.

The puck was quickly regathered by Caroline Harvey as she circled through neutral ice, waiting for her teammates to reenter the zone. Once completed, the puck was passed to Lacey Eden as Emma Peschel tried to poke it away, but in vain. Caroline passed it to Charla Edwards, who lined up to take a shot from the blue line. None of your teammates were guarding her, so you did what you had to do. You once again skated up and prepared your body to be hit with a hard piece of vulcanized rubber. When it did, you fell to the ground, but got right back up as cheers erupted once again.

“Let’s go, Y/N!” Quinn Kuntz yelled from the bench, and you struggled to skate, but the puck had bounced right back to Edwards. Instead of trying to move around you, she wound up for another slap shot, but that one didn’t get past you either. The puck once again hit your body as you blocked the shot, falling to the ice once again. Finally, Emma was able to clear the zone as the puck raced towards the other end of the ice.

At that moment, you used your stick to propel you towards the bench. You knew you weren’t seriously injured — you’d just have a few bad bruises here and there — but your body hurt like a bitch from taking all of those shots. You were greeted with pats on the back from all your teammates on the bench as Hannah jumped back on in your place. You smiled softly as a response, focusing on the jumbotron to see the time left in the game.

One minute. If you could hold off Wisconsin for one minute, you would be a national champion. You watched anxiously as your teammates tried to clear the zone towards the now empty net of Wisconsin, but to no avail. Finally, Joy had managed to send it down the length of the ice, which forced a quick line change. You hopped on the ice with around 30 seconds left and made your way into the defensive zone yet again.

Since McNaughton was pulled, the Badgers had an extra attacker, which made it harder to defend your goal than usual. You weren’t going to give up that easily, however. The puck was passed back in forth between the six Badgers on the ice, each one of them waiting for the perfect shot. The clock wound down as the puck finally landed on Sophie Hegleson’s stick.

Everything seemed to move in slow motion. You could hear nothing as you once again forced yourself to skate in front of her, knowing that this goal would change the trajectory of the game. Your teammates were counting on you, so you were going to give it your all. You braced yourself for impact as the puck hit your back, your body sacrificing itself for the win exactly as the buzzer went off.

The game was over. You were officially a national champion. The sounds of your teammates yelling filled your ears as you let your body collapse to the ice, both in pain and in shock. You took your helmet off to gather yourself as a small smile made its way across your face. You had done it.

Emma skated over to you and pulled you up off of the ice, and you both rushed over to join the dog pile of your teammates on top of Raygan. Although you couldn’t see him, Luke was smiling down at you, a look of immense pride present on his face. He fumbled with the buckeye necklace hanging around his neck as he couldn’t contain his excitement, knowing that you were a national champion.

After you all had settled down and received your medals (but not before shaking hands and congratulating Wisconsin on their tremendous effort), you were allowed to bring family members and friends onto the ice to take pictures. As Luke made his way onto the ice, you excitedly skated over to him, and his arms were wide open to catch you. You smiled widely, your eyes shining brightly, “I did it, Luke. I really did it.”

He cupped your face with his hands, nodding his head in agreement, “You did it, my love. I’m so fucking proud of you.”

You smiled brightly up at him again, your eyes swelling with tears. Luke pulled you into another hug, gently kissing the top of your head, “Go celebrate with your teammates. I’ll be right here waiting for you when you’re done.” He reassured, giving you a soft smile as he wiped away some stray tears that had fallen with the pads of his thumbs. You nodded, skating over and joining Joy. When you were finally given the trophy after she did, you hoisted it high up into the air, ready to show it off to the entire world.

After all, it’s always been Ohio against the world.

liked by lukevangelista, kentjohnson.13, and others

youruser: ohio against the world ❤️🩶

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ohiostatewhky: THAT’S OUR NATIONAL CHAMPION

lukevangelista: BUCK YEAH 🌰

lukevangelista: THAT’S MY GIRLFRIEND

maxmccuee: gross

lukevangelista: my girlfriend just won a national championship, what did yours do?

maxmccuee: go fuck yourself evangelista

youruser: hey now let’s stop arguing (and max i’m the only one who gets to do that with my boyfriend ☺️)

luca.fantilli: OH MY GOD

user1: y/n’s iconic lmfao

user2: LUCA 😭😭

quinnkuntz: yeah, we did that

matthewknies: how are your shins

youruser: i’m not sure you wanna know

matthewknies: fair enough have a good day

colemcward: buckeyes > badgers

_alexturcotte: cole that’s not nice

colemcward: truth hurts buddy, but keep your head up! i’m sure it’ll get better soon 😚

joyv_dunne: HELL YEAH

emmapeschel: always been ohio against the world!!!

kentjohnson.13: check the record books

youruser: hey kj you might want to focus on your 24-50 record first!

kentjohnson.13: it’s actually 24-38-12, thank you very much

youruser: so we’re actually the only team bringing honor to cbus rn, but if you keep it up maybe you can too!!

lhughes_06: HOLY SHIT

adamfantilli: unfortunately can’t argue with that so pipe down kj

kentjohnson.13: okay i’m sorry

user3: pls y/n is so funny 💀

user4: SHE’S DATING LUKE?!

youruser: …surprise?

lukevangelista: something about our friendship being firm idrk

user5: i wanna be y/n when i grow up

ncaaicehockey: honestly same

user6: ncaa what are you doing here 💀

_connorbedard: congrats!!!

alex.vlasic: connor’s big social media debut folks! be nice to him he’s a little shy

adamfantilli: CONNOR CAME OUT OF HIDING

_willsmith2: DID SOMEONE SAY CONNOR BEDARD

youruser: okay let’s take bets, if connor sees his shadow (these comments) it’s six more weeks of his social media hiatus, but if he doesn’t then we’re all blessed by his presence

youruser: (thanks connor)

nickmoldenhaur: six more weeks of winter for sure 😔

user7: i didn’t realize how funny y/n actually is she’s hilarious

brandtclarke55: nah i’m hopeful for an early spring

_connorbedard: you guys are mean

brandtclarke55: …soooo does that count as an early spring or no?

a/n; hope you all enjoy!!! i had fun with this one (also not sure why two of my imagines have revolved around ohio state but this was convenient hahaha), thanks so much for reading!!

[equallyshaw]

star crossed lovers | connor bedard x oc hughes au! ↳ soft launch. (insta post) ↳ circa feburary 2025. (after first reconciliation and before 2nd breakup) ↳ au masterlist!

@/kailey.hughes: a heaven on earth I have won by wooing thee 305.8k likes, 21.5k comments. +brendanbrisson, alexturcottee & nicohischier have liked. ||

@/trevorzegras: pack it up shakespeare ↳ @/kailey.hughes: hush now

@/quinnhughes: so happy for you two! ↳ @/kailey.hughes: love u quinnie !

@/jackhughes: eh ↳ @/kailey.hughes: ur eh

@/lukehughes: didn't sign up for this when i joined insta ↳ @/dylan.duke: me neither ↳ @/ethanedwards: idk what yall are on, but its cute ↳ @/kailey.hughes: thanku eth!!!! i knew i liked u ↳ @/dylan.duke: wait what ??? ↳ @/kailey.huhges: i despise u dukerrrrrrrr ↳ @/ethanedards: hell yeah im the fav (: ↳ @/rutger.mcgroarty: cant forget me about ↳ @/kailey.hughes: twin !!!!! ↳ @/lukehughes: i hate you all

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@/kent.johnson: oh thank the lord ↳ @/adamfanilliti: this ↳ @/masonmctavish: i thought one of us was going to spill ↳ @/kailey.hughes: that was my fear too!

@/connorbedard: 🤍 ↳ @/kailey.hughes: love u to bunches!

@/connorbedard: life's pretty rad 276k likes, 34.5k comments. ||

@/fan1: no way this isnt kailey hughes ↳ @/fan2: no fr it has to ↳ @/fan3: nahhhh he;s too good for her ↳ @/fan2: nah shes too good for him

@/kent.johnson: crisp ↳ @/masonmctavish: stud ↳ @/adamfantilli: simp

@/madisenbedard: love you two! ↳ @/kailey.hughes: love you more!!! ↳ @/connorbedard: thanks mad!

@/chicagoblackhawks: our fav couple!!! ↳ @/kailey.hughes: love you guys!!

@/philipkurashev: @/lukasreichel: you owe me $25 ↳ @/lukasreichel: don't remind me ↳ @/kailey.hughes: bets? fr ?? ↳ @/beccamonroe: don't even get me started on their tomfoolery ↳ @/phillipkurashev: BECCA ↳ @/kailey.hughes: no please spill

@/kailey.hughes: love you 5 ever ↳ @/connorbedard: love you more 🫶🏻

hope you all enjoyed! pls like and reblog if you did (:

[toasttt11]

broken

January 5, 2024

Connie was skating down the ice with the puck against her stick and looked up right as her jaw rammed right into the Devils player’s shoulder, Connie fell over onto the ice, her hand immediately going up and holding her jaw as she quickly got back up and hurried to skate off the ice.

Connie knew something was wrong, there was to much pain and to much pain that fast.

Connie hurried off the ice right to the trainers letting them guide her off the ice and down the tunnel to the medical rooms to start looking at her injury.

She spaced out during most of the time watching the game on the tv as the trainers checked on her until she heard someone walk in and looked over seeing Nick walking in with a grin directed at her.

Connie furrowed her brows not talking as the trainers told her not to, she saw him get into the fight on the ice and he seemed to be rushing off the ice after.

“We protect our own.” Nick simply explained with a grin as he walked over to her gently ruffling her hair like he always does, he knew he only hurt her finger and a broken finger was worth getting back for Connie.

Nick smiled seeing the thankful look she gave him as she couldn’t say it, “Is it bad?” Nick felt nauseated seeing the obvious pain she was in and it felt like one of his own kids was hurt.

Connie nodded yes as it was painful and she was very uncomfortable too.

Nick’s face soften and gently squeezed her shoulder with his good hand, “What can I do?” Nick softly asked her.

Connie made a call gesture and pointed to her self and Nick thought for a moment before asking, “Call your mom?”

Connie nodded slightly, she knew her parents more so her mom would be worried seeing her going off the ice and not coming back and she couldn’t call her right now.

“I will do that.” Nick softly promised her before the trainee called for him to head to the other room so they can splint his finger.

Once the trainers finished examining her with the game still going she got to change out of their uniform and into comfortable clothes and watched the rest of the game.

She turned back to the TV and barely a minute went by before Alex got into a fight against Nate.

Connie watched his fight intently as he fought for a good few minutes before the referees spilt them apart.

The trainers allowed her to have her phone once the game was over and they waited for the team to finish up and everything gets packed up before they all head to the airport to head back to Chicago.

Connie looked up as the door opened quickly and Alex rushed in with his suit on but messily and his tie hanging from his pocket, he let out a small sigh seeing her but still rushed right over to her.

“How are you? Are you okay?” Alex quickly rushed out scanning her face worriedly seeing her face wrapped up in a bandage specifically holding her jaw in place.

Connie reached out gently grabbing his hand and squeezed his hand softly stopping his from continuing and made him look at her eyes and she gave him a small nod reassuring him that she is okay.

“Is it your jaw?” Alex softly asked letting out small sigh of relief that she told him she was okay, Connie nodded once to his question, “Do they know if it’s broken yet?” Alex hesitantly asked.

Connie tried to clenched her eyes shut but hissed at the pain it caused in her jaw making her look at Alex with teary eyes answering his question.

“Oh Bubbles.” Alex softly cooed bringing her into a gentle hug being mindful of her jaw and gently rubbed her back.

Connie never really liked hugs growing up much and they always just felt awkward but she always endured them thinking it was just her being awkward.

But hugging Alex, like an actually hug not on the ice after a goal, it was comforting and something she surprising really enjoyed.

Alex just held her softly rubbing her back letting her be comforted for a few minutes before gently and reluctantly pulling back.

Connie gave him another thankful look and he just smiled.

“Come on we got to get to the bus.” Alex softly told her and backed up letting her stand up and he saw her suitcase and back pack next to the medical bed she was sitting in and grabbed them giving her stern look stopping her from grabbing them.

Alex carried their bags as they walked through the arena and out to the bus where most of the team were already sitting in.

Alex knew Connie really didn’t want to talk right now he just guided her down the bus and gave everyone a stern glance to leave her alone and brought her to the row where Kevin and Lukas sat across from.

Connie slid into the bench first and Alex sat down after.

Kevin and Lukas gave her concerned glances and Alex grimaced shaking his head motioning that her injury was not good.

Connie stared out the bus window feeling her pain medication slowly starting to finally kick in a little but not much.

The bus pulled up to the blackhawks plane at the airport and the team all slowly started getting off the bus and helping the staff load up the converter belt with all the luggage.

Alex set Connie and his bags on the belt and guided her to the plane not wanting her to try to help.

Connie sat down on the window seat again and Alex sat on the seat next to her.

Connie was having a hard time keeping her eyes shut and Alex noticed and put the arm rest up between them and gestured for her to lay her head down on his chest.

Connie took a second looking like she was debating it before scooting closer and resting her head on his chest being careful not to touch her jaw againt him and his arm wrapped around her shoulder.

Connie was out within minutes.

“Is it bad?” Lukas whispered once Kevin and Lukas sat across from Alex and Connie giving a sleeping Connie concerned glances.

“They think it’s broken.” Alex whispered quietly back.

Kevin grimaced still looking worried at his best friend. Lukas gasped softly looking at her sadly.

Connie was fast asleep on Alex not moving at all the entire flight home.

[starry-hughes]

let’s be honest - mooch is best friends with practically everyone on the 2018-2019 ntdp team. and i can imagine her quizzing all of them with a “who knows y/n best” kahoot and everyone’s expecting like jack, trevor or turcotte to win but it ends up being an underdog like alex vlasic or someone who wins

and everyone is like HOW ???

we love a good underdog

he’s just like “i’m a good listener” and mooch is like “you’re my new brother!!! jack, move out, he’s taking your room.”

[lennysfridge]

Ohhhh wait I love the Kevin and a baby idea or if u want to do someone older Alex Vlasic, like just imagine him holding the baby and she’s just looks so tiny (cause he’s a giant)

WAIT

yes should we do vlasic x bedard sister 😗

[kikiskeysgame]

After last Saturday's game in Montreal, the Blackhawks were able to get a bounce back win tonight as they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1.

The first period was scoreless between both teams, but the Blackhawks were able to outshoot the Maple Leafs 9-7.

It wasn't until the second period that Mackenzie Entwistle got the Blackhawks on the scoreboard first with assists by Andreas Athanasiou and Boris Katchouk; however, John Tavares tied the game up, making it a 1-1 game.

Corey Perry broke the tie as he scored his first goal as a Blackhawk (assisted by Alex Vlasic and Seth Jones).

During the second period, the Blackhawks were finally able to break their power play drought as Tyler Johnson scored his third goal of the season (assisted by Athanasiou and Kevin Korchinski, who got his first NHL career point) to give the Blackhawks a 3-1 lead going into the third period.

Taylor Raddysh scored an empty-net goal late in the third period, giving the Blackhawks the win.

Takeaways from tonight's game:

Hooray! The Blackhawks were able to do something with their power play tonight thanks to Tyler Johnson, who now has three goals so far this season. While it was good to see the Hawks do something with the power play, they need to continue to take advantage of the chances instead of letting them go to waste.

Taylor Hall returned to the lineup tonight after missing a game with a shoulder injury. In the third period, it looked like Hall had scored an empty net goal, but it was waved off because it was offside. Despite that, it was nice to see him back on the ice again and I hope Hall will get another chance to score a goal for his newborn son (who was born not that long ago).

Once again, the veteran Blackhawks stuck up for their younger teammates. In the first period, Nikita Zaitsev was hit by Noah Gregor which caused him to miss the remainder of the period. Connor Murphy dropped the gloves with Gregor soon afterwards because Gregor had hit Connor Bedard along the boards in his previous shift. I like how the veteran Blackhawks are sticking up for their younger teammates and not letting players from the other team push them around. I can imagine it must make the younger Blackhawks secure knowing that their older teammates have their backs on the ice.

I thought that Arvid Soderblom played very well tonight. He worked hard, made some good saves and was rewarded with the first star of the game. I hope that Soderblom can continue to keep up the good work.

The Blackhawks' next game will take place on Thursday against the Colorado Avalanche as they close out their road trip.

Until then, go Blackhawks!

[goalcaufield]

lips are sealed - alex vlasic

request: ok but the boys tease you and vlassy all the time bc youre obvs into each other and one day they actually catch you guys like making out on the kitchen counter and they freak out bc peoPLE EaT tHEre

word count: 1163

you’re minding your own business, watching trevor and alex play each other in a game of chel, when you feel your phone vibrate on your lap. when you look at the person who texted you, you can’t help but roll your eyes at the fact it’s alex - your boyfriend, who’s sitting right next to you. 

lex<3: meet me upstairs in 5?

y/n<3: how about 3?

lex<3: sounds like a plan princess

you smile down at your phone, but that smile doesn’t last long once you feel alex’s elbow jab into your side. “ow! what was that for, vlasic?” you grumble, your hand going to rub at your skin where alex elbowed you.

“why were you smiling at your phone, huh?” alex gives you a knowing look - you and alex never got a second to yourselves. being jack’s sister and all, having turcotte living with you guys, and being the designated hang out spot, alex was never able to come out and hang out with just you without someone getting suspicious of the two of you. and you didn’t know how jack would react to the news, so you figured you would continue to keep your relationship of two months a secret.

“oh shut up, vlassy. you’re just jealous she’s not smiling because of you,” johnny rolls his eyes, looking up from his phone at the two of you. alex starts to giggle under his breath, because of course you were smiling because of alex. alex didn’t want to say anything out loud in case someone heard, so texting you was the only safe option. 

“what are you talking about beecher?” alex plays it off, his hand grabbing the pillow off the side of the couch and chucking it at johnny. “we’ve been over this. i don’t know why you guys think we like each other.”

trevor pauses him and turcotte’s game and turns to look at you and alex, giving both of you a stern look. “you ‘don’t know why’ we think you guys like each other? come on! you guys are always next to each other. always whispering and giggling. and god, vlasic you really think you’re slick with your arm around y/n in photos? but i’m sure it’s just a coincidence you’re always near her, right?”

“why are you guys only coming at me? y/n’s a part of this too!” your mouth drops open at alex throwing you under the bus. “sorry, y/n/n.”

“yeah, whatever,” you roll your eyes. “i’m going upstairs to get a water bottle, does anyone want anything while i’m up?”

the boys start barking their orders at you, which consist of gatorade, or protein bars, or other various snacks and drinks you guys had in the hughes household. you roll your eyes as you stand up, and catch as spencer nudges alex from the other side.

“go on, vlassy. be a gentleman. don’t make her carry everything back down on her own,” spencer teases alex who lets out a huff.

“you heard the man. let’s go, y/n.”

jack finally looks up from his phone, giving alex a death glare in the process. “are you sure we shouldn’t send someone up there to keep an eye on them? because knighter, i think you’re the perfect candidate for that.” 

you block the boys out as you walk up the stairs of the basement, alex following closely behind you. once you two are out of sight, alex’s hand meets the small of your back. he reaches in front of you to push the basement door open, and you reach behind you to grab his hand.

“god, we’ve never gonna catch a break, are we?” alex mumbles and you giggle softly, looking over your shoulder and shaking your head.

“no lex, we’re not. not until we actually tell them we’re dating, which quite frankly i’m terrified to do so,” you front as the two of you walk into the kitchen. you immediately start grabbing some of the things the boys requested, and once you grab the drinks you place them on the island counter. “are you gonna help me lex?” you quip, looking over your shoulder at your boyfriend as you reach up to grab the box of protein bars. alex looks up from his phone, a goofy smile on his face.

“i don’t think i’m gonna be that much help, princess,” he laughs, which only gets louder when he watches you try to reach up to grab the box.

“lex, i can’t reach it,” you grumble. “you’re literally going to have to help me.”

alex stops forward, one of his arms snaking around your waist and the other one extending up to the top shelf to grab it, his tall figure towering over your. but once alex places it on the counter, he dips his head and uses his hand to brush the hair away from your neck allowing his lips to kiss your skin.

“alex,” his name passes through your lips as a whisper and you lean your head to the side to allow him better access. his lips barely graze your skin but it’s enough to give you butterflies. “we have to be careful.”

alex hums against your skin affirmatively, but his hands meet your hips and turn you around so you’re facing him. alex then dips his head to kiss you, his hands sliding from your hips down to your thighs as you moan softly against his lips. it had felt like forever since you had properly been able to kiss him - a kiss that wasn’t just a quick peck on the lips after he conveniently “forgotten” something at your house.

alex mumbles a, “jump.” against your lips and you do so, alex then lifting you onto the counter top while his lips continue to move against yours. one of his large hands travels up the shirt you have on, fingertips brushing over the elastic band of your sports bra making your breath hitch in your chest. 

you wrap your legs around alex’s waist to bring his body as close to you as you possibly could right as alex’s other hand spreads across your back to pull you into his body. you pull away for a moment to catch your breath, “are you sure we can’t go upstairs?”

alex giggles, his head falling into your neck to nip at the skin. “no, princess. we can’t. something tells me your brothers wouldn’t exactly enjoy it if they found us in the same bed together.”

you groan, but alex silences it when his lips meet yours once more, him biting your lower lip just enough to ease a small moan from you.

and at the worst possible moment too.

“what the fuck.” 

immediately, alex pulls away from your lips and you’re straightening your t-shirt out, staring at the entryway of the kitchen where jack, alex, spencer, johnny, and trevor are all standing with their mouths dropped open.

“we can explain.” 

[savoies]

fresh air - alex vlasic

summary: vlass helping you during a depressive episode.

specified pronouns: nope.

word count: 469.

warnings: mentions of depression and anxiety.

a/n: depression is different for everyone so this is not me trying to reach and somehow say that this is the way everyone feels but please know if you need to talk my inbox and messages are always open. I tried making this as vague as possible just because i know this topic is hard for some people. for shea(@alxvlasic ), ily. <3

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It was one of those days. One of those days where you didn't want to do anything or interact with anyone, and lock yourself in your room while you stared at the ceiling, feeling the hours of the day pass by.

You and Alex had a date scheduled for that afternoon. As soon as you woke up and felt a wave of sadness and unmotivation you sent him a quick text, something along the lines of how you had lots of homework and that you hoped you guys could reschedule. And then you put your phone far away from you, laying in bed letting your thoughts consume you.

Alex knew you didn't have any homework. I mean you practically told him when you came over last night to his dorm that you needed to do it all that same day because you didn't want any over the holidays. Except he also knew that school was taking a toll on you, a very bad stressful toll on you and you were over it.

So he sat in his car after practice and debated what he should do. Sometimes when you would feel this way you actually appreciated him coming over and sometimes you did not, wanting him to be as far away from you as possible (of course nothing being his fault).

Except he knew that when you did feel this way at some point he had to go over and make sure you were ok so now here he was headed to your place with your favorite drink in hand. 

~~~

After your roommate let you in, them stepping aside and letting Alex go to your bedroom, him knocking softly. “y/n baby, it's Alex.” He said tentatively not sure how you were currently feeling, since it was usually sort of a rollercoaster of emotions throughout the day. “Can I come in?” He asked.

You had been laying in bed all day, thinking about many things and honestly you just needed some type of warmth, so you told Alex that he could, hoping you could wrap your hands around his warm and soft body.

“Hi baby.” He said as he removed his shoes and got into his bed letting you bury yourself into his arms. “Do we want to talk about it?” He asked you as he removed the hair out of your face, placing a soft kiss on your forehead.

“Uhm no not really, it's just one of those days, can we just stay like this please.” You said as you looked up at him, a soft smile on his face.

“Of course.” he said, as you guys stayed like that the rest of the night, you were really glad Alex had shown up because just having him there with you made things seem just a little bit better.

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[liesofasilvertongue]

Something inside me really wants to put the ‘18-‘19 and ‘19-‘20 ntdp classes in a lake house or a swanked up California villa and let them run wild tbh.

[kolsmikaelson]

hi hi! mind if i request an imagine for alex vlasic? - (alxvlasic)

yes of course go ahead! @alxvlasic

[equallyshaw]

word vomit | connor bedard - based of kenzie Ziegler's song "word vomit - takes place in the 2024-2025 season - they/them pronouns! - im extremely rusty, so pls be kind! haha - hope you all enjoy xx

- also f the format omg

Word count: 3.3k

Warnings: none!

The thought of who I thought you were It makes me sick I'm feeling like I lost a limb A piece of me is gone and I don't think I'll re-attach it

_

phoenix had been blindsided. blindsided by it all. they did not understand, at all. the version of connor that they had apparently dreamt connor up to be was false, oh so very false. they'd never thought once that connor would or could do such a thing. especially with who his parents and sister were, his friends on the team who thought of him as a young brother and pulled him under his wing the second he got there. but all hockey players are the same, right? phoenix believed they'd never move on and heal from this, there was no way right? phoenix didn't know how they could move on as if nothing had happened, especially since connor didn't think twice or think to think of them.

-

But nothing hurts like that shit It's hard to wrap my head around The fact that you've been making me look back Playing the victim like it wasn't you who fucked up what we had And lit the match like it was nothing Left me feeling gutted

_

since the moment they'd figured out about connor cheating, they could not help but look back at the two year relationship. was every moment a lie? was it all fake? was phoenix just a place holder until the real one came along? it hurt them beyond belief, to have to do all of that. how could this be? is this for real? were the two questions they played over and over in their mind, for the next few months afterward. phoenix was just confused about it all.

then connor, oh sweet innocent connor debued the perfect pictured esque girl to the world, and made everybody believe that the girl was his light at the end of the tunnel. that it was phoenix's fault that they were not together anymore and that it was phoenix's fault that connor had moved on with her. phoenix let their thoughts and feelings be heard with kevin korchinski's girlfriend taylor, who had been even more shocked to hear what connor had done. taylor couldn't believe that the connor that kevin gushed about, was completely different.

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"oh fuck you, connor! what the hell were you thinking?!" taylor screamed at connor as kevin tried to pull them to leave the dinner that connor threw for a few of the young guys. alex vlasic, frank nazar, phillip kurashev and nolan allen. not to mention their partners. "you're gonna act like an angel when you're far from it?!" she screamed, "and you! you're not much of a girl's girl as you claim to be!" she screamed at the girl that had been introduced to the group tonight for the first time. "you fucking pig, connor!" taylor screamed before kevin grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the luxury apartment. "fuck you kevin, why didn't you let me finish, huh!" she screamed at her boyfriend who only sighed in response. she was about to talk back towards the door as she saw red, but kevin only held her hand to keep her from going. "because if you do that, then ill have to answer to connor. and possibly harm our friendship, tay." he said pulling her into the elevator. "if it was any other circumstance, and us getting along was not apart of our job - i'd give him even more of my mind babe." kevin said as the elevator closed. "what?" she questioned, looking at her boyfriend. "when he told a few of us, oh i was seeing red, i heckled him so badly he had to leave the room. and then when he posted her, i gave him more of my mind as well." he said and taylor calmed down a bit. "come on, lets go see phoenix." he said pulling her out onto the 2nd floor and pulling her towards phoenix's and her roommates apartment.

-

"he fucking ruined me." phoenix said as they nursed their spiked drink, before chuckling. "i should of known it was coming, fuck." they cried. taylor frowned while kevin looked at the ground, "he claims to be a victim but he's far from it." phoenix's roommate natalia said walking in and sitting next to phoenix on the couch. "god, i wish somebody could break him like a twig." natalia said grimly before chugging her drink. "he ran with it, without a second thought. no care in the world for me especially since our relationship wasn't as private as i had wanted. but what connor wants, he gets." phoenix sighed. taylor nodded understanding and knew how much she fought with connor and how much he 'flaunted' the relationship via social media. "he didn't care how much it broke me, not a second thought or look back to see how it affected me."

_

phoenix had been finishing cleaning up the kitchen when connor had gone to take a shower. once they were done cleaning, they headed towards their room to get ready for the evening. connor's phone had been placed on his nightstand, and it was buzzing by the time phoenix had finished up the kitchen and headed towards the room. their eyebrows crinkled as they peered over to see who it was and if it might be urgent. the name popped up with a single '🌹' for the name. the call ended, and then they called once again. by that time, connor had missed 3 calls. phoenix swallowed harshly before picking it up, "hello?" they questioned. the person on the other line gasped, "who is this?" phoenix questioned.

connor opened up the ensemble washroom door, with just a towel on. his curls drenched and pressed against his forehead. he felt his body run cold.

"who. is. this." phoenix asked once more before the call ended. phoenix's mouth opened as they pressed their tonight to the roof of their mouth, biting their tongue essentially. trying to figure out the word they wanted to say first.

phoenix tore the phone away from her ear, before chucking it at him and was surprised that beneath the shock his reflexes were still sharp, as he caught it. "don't lie connor, don't you dare." they threatened with a snarl. connor swallowed his panic, once he saw the single rose on his notifications. he clenched his jaw for a tense moment, "she's a girl...I've been talking to." he said vaguely and phoenix let out a sob they'd been holding in. it was a jab to the heart. almost like a dagger. "I've done nothing wrong." phoenix began in a soft whisper, "why?" they followed up quickly trying to search connor's face. he shrugged.

that fucker, they thought.

"seriously? seriously." their fists clenched at their sides, and connor met their eye. "what do you want me to say, phe? want me to lie and say that i still love you, that you are it for me? it was a moment of stupidity? that i regret it all? that you didn't give me reasons to step out?" he deadpanned and phoenix's head tilted to the side, studying him. "I've given you everything. all of me. why this? what did i do to deserve this?" they rambled, beginning to run through everything over the past two years. nothing suspicious came up.

"phe-" they cut him off with one look, "you don't get to call me that, not anymore!" they screamed at him, knocking him dead in his tracks. they let a sob out before clasping their hand over their mouth. with a shake of their head, they turned away and began their descent out of the shared apartment. "phoenix!" connor called after them, and they abruptly stopped in front of the door - before turning around. "i never want you to speak to me ever again." they announced before opening the door and stepping into the hall, with a slam of the door. phoenix heard towards the stairwell and headed downstairs to the apartment they shared with their friend.

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Now my thoughts are pouring out Wondering what you talked about Late at night back at your house Did you really think I wouldn't have found out?

_

phoenix poured themself a tall glass of wine, now two months after they'd found out about connor cheating. they'd had enough of sitting nightly with the thoughts and feelings that ran wild and threatened her soul. they pulled their laptop onto their lap, as the sat against the floor-length windows that showed the skyline of chicago. their notes app opened, they began to write. anything and everything. they thought in particular back to that dreadful night, once they had already skimmed through their two year relationship. now they had remembered something, something that now seemed strange.

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phoenix sat across from alex vlasic's girlfriend, ella and taylor in the lake house. the three of them took the weekend before the season began and headed up to michigan, an hour and a half from chicago. phoenix finished her drink and stood up, announcing that they were getting another from the kitchen. they made their way from the all year round porch and heard whispers coming from their designation. their eyebrows furrowed before stepping into the kitchen and heading towards the fridge. kevin eyed his friend as alex looked towards phoenix. phoenix laughed, "yes alex?" they questioned opening up the seltzer and taking a few sips. alex shook his head before walking out of the kitchen. kevin continued to send daggers towards connor was who his so called 'best friend'. "i think taylor wanted to talk you bout something, kev." they said leaning on the counter. kevin pulled his gaze from connor and nodded at phoenix before slapping connor across the back of his scalp, and then left the room.

phoenix watched kevin walk out and then looked back at connor who was rubbing the scorned place.

"everything okay?" they questioned with slight humor locating their words. phoenix walked up and wrapped her arms around his neck, "yeah." connor breathed before kissing their forehead. "dumb bet on a golf game that's all, sunshine." he hummed and they nodded looking up at him. "come on, lets go upstairs." they teased quietly and pulling connors hands and he finally moved with them.

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What does she give you that I couldn't? If you'd asked me, well I would've

_

the first time phoenix saw the girl with connor in public, couldn't have happened soon enough they thought. taylor and phoenix were out with one another before taylor and kevin headed back up to canada for the offseason, and the two had gone to lunch before shopping for a bit and then see a movie together. the two of them had walked into lulu lemon for taylor to find a pair of sneakers, and phoenix felt their body run cold.

taylor walked back up behind her friend and then followed her eyesight, and froze with phoenix. "hey, we can-" taylor was cut off by the blonde in question, and phoenix moved away quickly behind a rack of clothes. "hey naiomi?" taylor said in slight surprise as she saw connor walking up behind her. "how have you been? you and kev excited to go back home for the summer?" they questioned and taylor gave her a tight lip smile and nodded softly. "you?" taylor questioned and naiomi smiled. "yes - super excited, especially since connor wants to show me vancouver, since I've never been before!" naiomi explained, and taylor nodded. "sounds fun! but if you'll excuse me, I have some more errands to run before i leave, but i wish you guys safe travels!" she said to the both of them before finding phoenix out of the corner of her eye. she headed over towards them and pulled them out of the store.

"im so so sorry about that." taylor apologized but phoenix waved her off, "you didn't know nor did i. its fine, i promise." they said with a slight smile before the two stood at the cross walk. "how about we head to the theater?" phoenix offered and taylor nodded.

yet, throughout the movie phoenix could not help but question what was wrong with them, or what they lacked for connor. even 3 months later, they were questioning everything. why weren't they good enough? was it because they weren't blonde? was it because they didn't fit that 'ideal' or stereotypical wag picture?

the movie ended too quickly for phoenix's liking, and soon enough they found themselves back at their apartment nursing a can of spiked lemonade. natalia came home and found her best friend quiet, too quiet. as soon as she found phoenix in their room, she knew something had happened- they hadn't been this silent for some time now. phoenix met natalia's eye, "i saw him..and her." they said as their voice cracked, which then opened the floodgates. "why wasn't i good enough, natalia? what didn't i have or give that wasn't enough?" they sobbed as natalia wrapped her arms around phoenix. "i i don't know, phe. but you are enough, just the way you are. the world loves you for who you are." natalia whispered, hoping it could bring some sort of comfort, but it didn't.

instead, they grew angry. hoping, connor would regret what he'd done. because they would have done whatever to have kept him.

_

Now you call me screaming, laughing, screaming, crying On the floor, you say you're dying It's delusional, it's all on you for lying Yeah, it's all on you for lying

_

it was december of that following season when phoenix received a call. their eyebrows creased when they heard sobbing on the other line, and heavy breathing. "hello?" they questioned, hoping to grab the other person's attention. "phe?" they heard softly on the other line, and felt their heart stop. the simple and soft beloved nickname of his was followed by bouts of sobbing and heavy breathing. phoenix turned off the stove and sat down against the kitchen cabinet, trying to collect their own thoughts. "connor?" phoenix said his name for the first time in months. connor felt his breathing stop abruptly before it picked up once again.

"connor...are you ok?" they questioned softly and heard sniffles, before clearing their throat. "im sorry-" they began before letting out a cry, "im sorry for what i did, it was wrong of me and you never deserved any of that." connor rambled, "you were the best thing that had ever happened to me and threw that away and ill never forgive myself for doing that. and im sorry i never apologized phe, i really am, you have to believe me." connor finished and phoenix sighed. they had finally reached a point where connor's name never flashed before their mind nor thoughts, and he didn't mean anything to them anymore.

"you cant do this connor, you can't." they now began, before resting their eyes for a brief moment. they let a soft whimper, "you can't change what you did connor and im not obligated to believe you after all these months. when i fin-finally, stop thinking about you, you swoop in and try to suck me back. im not obligated to forgive you for something you lied about and kept doing for so long- i don't have to believe you, and i will not. for all i know you're calling me while still being with her, she should be the one receiving this phone call not me." phoenix stated before letting out a shakey breath.

"i dont know what im feeling phe, i don't i feel like my chest is on fire and i cant breathe and-" they cut him off, "connor - go find alex or somebody else. not me, it cant be me and never will be again con." they said with a slight pause, "it wasn't my fault connor, and this isn't my job." phoenix said before hanging up. they quickly texted alex, letting him know what was happening and alex said he'd go check on him.

phoenix's head fell back against the wood cabinet, and sighed. what had they'd done to deserve all of this? nothing.

_ Hope it's weighing on your conscience _ march, 2026.

phoenix and taylor walked in with ella to a hawks game, after a year of begging them to come out with them. they knew that they had loved the game before connor and would love it, even afterwards. phoenix felt calm as they sat down in the stands, and took in the sights and sounds of the united center. they thought of all their memories pre connor and chuckled to themself, and smiled over the many many memories they had made with their family.

"can i just say the dark brown is hot." ella said inspecting their hair once more, making phoenix giggle. "no for real, its SO good." taylor said commenting, before fluffing their hair up. "it was either go blonde again orrrrr do this, and i absolutely love it." phoenix smiled at ella as taylor snapped a picture. "oh hey, did you wanna go out to eat with alex and kevin with us later?" ella questioned and phoenix nodded, "i'd love that." they smiled genuinely.

it was a few hours later, after a gritty win against the detroit red wings- they found themselves at one of their old stomping grounds when connor and them were together. the girls left on their own in an uber to get to the restaurant instead of waiting for the guys. they all sat down at a long table in the back and quickly ordered drinks. phoenix and the girls were in the middle of laughing when the boys started to show up. kevin hugged phoenix from behind before sitting down in between them and taylor. "so glad you could make it out nixie." kevin said smiling wide before phoenix responded with a grin.

"im always down for a night at boka." they grinned before sipping some more of their cocktail. "oh! i hopes it okay, i invited somebody." they said and taylor smiled widely before it turned into a grin. "who?" kevin questioned, looking between the two. phoenix went to go speak before they heard their name.

taylor clasped her hands together as kevin looked between phoenix and his girlfriend, before taylor stood up to greet the person. phoenix stood up and met the guy as he stepped closer. phoenix melted into his hug, which they'd come to adore these past few months at this point. "nicklas!" taylor said behind the two, and phoenix playfully rolled their eyes. "nick- but good to see you again taylor." he said giving her a side hug while still holding on phoenix's hand. "oh i know, i just like the name." taylor mused before heading back to the table. unbeknownst to phoenix, she whispered a "be nice" to the table, and then eyed the one and only connor bedard, who swallowed tensely.

"hi guys, this is nick my partner, nick this is everybody." phoenix said smiling softly nick said hello and a good game, and apologized if he was overstepping but alex butted in, "the more the merrier man, welcome." he said standing up to introduce himself. phoenix sat down next to kevin and to an empty chair to her right, for nick.

phoenix pulled some stray hair behind her ear, before meeting the eye of connor from the other end of the table. he gave her a small smile and slight nod, in acknowledgment. their brief moment was interrupted by kevin, "now now, tell us how you and miss nixie met." he grinned as nick threw an arm around the backside of their chair. phoenix hid her face in his shoulders and the group took in their reaction with a chorus laugh.

"yes lets, miss nixie." nick mused.

hope you enjoyed!! going to be posting more as my last semester finishes and i graduate with my undergrad, but until then it might be sporadic!

[toasttt11]

reunions

September 13, 2024

Connie let out a long sigh as she put away her final suitcase, she had just got back in to Chicago a few hours ago and Nick had picked her up from the airport so she could see his kids as they missed her a lot over the off season so she had lunch with them for a bit before their dropped her off at her apartment.

Connie’s apartment was furnished already as she kept her apartment from the year before so all she needed to unpack was her suitcases she brought with her.

She unpacked right when she got back home as she knew if she did not she would not un pack for a while.

She ran a hand through her freshly cut hair as she had really grown to love it being short since she first chopped it off a few months ago during her jaw recovery and knows she will continue to keep chopping it short, as it is so much easier to deal with especially with hockey.

She perked up hearing a knock on her front door and knew exactly who was at the door, she quickly got off her couch and walked over opening her door and beamed seeing Alex.

“Lex!” Connie happily exclaimed in a rare show of emotions and jumped onto her boyfriend hugging him tightly.

“Hi sweet girl.” Alex beamed holding her tightly, her legs wrapped around his waist and he carried her inside her apartment and shut the door behind them.

“I missed you.” Connie whispered against his neck nuzzling her face closer to him, She hadn’t seen Alex since a few weeks ago when he came out to see her in Vancouver and meet her family as her boyfriend.

“I missed you too.” Alex whispered back kissing the top of her head gently and rubbing her back softly.

Connie unwrapped her legs from his chest and stood up looking up at him with her arms still around his neck, her fingers played with the nape of his hair, “Hi.” Connie whispered softly to her boyfriend.

“Hi.” Alex softly whispered back looking at her fondly, he cupped her cheek softly making her eagerly lean into his touch.

“You’re staying tonight?” Connie asked hopefully wanting to sleep in the same bed as Alex again and being able to cuddled the entire night.

“Of course.” Alex easily agreed, having expecting to stay over and brought a small bag that he left in his car.

“Good.” Connie beamed and leaned up nudging her nose to his and pressing her lips finally to his.

Alex let out a happy and content sigh as he pressed his lips desperately to hers and his hand moved to cup the back of her head holding her to him.

Alex easily picked her up making her squeal with laughter and hold onto his tightly.

“We have a lot of cuddles to catch on my sweet girl.” Alex softly told her kissing the side of her head and carried her to her bedroom.

Connie just hummed happily laying her head on his shoulder as he easily carried her.

Alex gently tossed her into her bed and quickly plopped down next to her.

Connie quickly cuddled up to her boyfriend burying her self in his side. Alex brought his hand up and gently ran his fingers through her hair and scratched her scalp making her sigh satisfied.

“Tell me something.” Connie softly mumbled as she played with his free hand.

Alex smiled at her words and pressed a soft kissed the top of her head, he has learned that Connie is not the biggest fan of silence and likes something filling the back round nose or she starts getting in her head to much. Connie also is not a big talker and rarely says many words at once but Alex can ramble pretty well, Connie really enjoys just listening to Alex talk.

“Well, today i-“ Alex started telling her something from earlier that day as she just continued to relax more and more in his arms.

Alex spoke for a good while because he looked over and the sun was down and it was not pitch black, he looked back down at Connie and saw her eyes fluttering trying to stay open.

“My sweet girl.” Alex softly spoke as he rubbed her back to keep her eyes from shutting and staying shut, “I’m gonna go get my bag from the car and you can get ready to sleep?” Alex told her.

Connie grumbled unhappy about having to get up from her warm spot underneath his arm but knew he was right to go get ready as she knows she will regret it in the morning if she doesn’t.

She made another unhappy sound but nodded reluctantly and sat up sadly not touching Alex any more and yawning rubbing her eyes.

“I’ll be right back.” Alex promised and pressed a quick kiss to the her forehead and walked out the room and through her apartment to the front door.

Connie groaned but got out of bed and grabbed a pair of athletic shorts and a shirt that she has been wearing a lot to bed that she had stole from Alex.

She headed to the bathroom and did her night time routine quickly and rubbed her eyes walking out of her bathroom when she was done and she heard her front door open back up so she knew Alex was back.

She grabbed her phone as Alex walked back into her room and as he passed her he kissed the top of her head before heading into the bathroom to get ready for bed.

Connie plugged her phone in setting it in her nightstand before pulling her blankets back and flopping into bed and waiting for Alex to come back.

Alex finally came out do the bathroom in just a pair of basketball shorts and he tossed his bag on a chair in her room before coming over to her bed and seeing her falling asleep, he smiled fondly and gently got into her bed and Connie immediately scooted closer to him.

“Love you.” Connie mumbled quickly falling asleep as she cuddled into Alex’s side.

“I love you too.” Alex softly mumbled back kissing the top of her head and closed his eyes too.

[lukehughes43]

sometimes i forget how giant vlasic is but then sometimes i’ll see a picture of him and i just look at his feet and like his feet alone are big. lol i’m not trying to be mean i love him with all my heart, he’s just huge

sometimes i forget alex exists😔 but dude he is HUGE. i haven’t seen any pictures of his feet, but i could imagine they’re huge😳 don’t worry i don’t think you’re being mean!

[timsim26]

NHL Playoffs - 2017

Above are my predictions for the playoffs for the NHL 16-17 season. After a remarkable break out campaign from Connor McDavid, an amazing Columbus Blue Jackets coming out party and the many other wonderful stories that the NHL annually provides, it comes down to the best sporting time of the year. The moment, that every one of the 16 teams looks ahead at the next two months, hoping that they will write themselves into the history books forever. Whether it be an incredible overtime goal, a remarkable team effort, a bone crunching hit or a literal bone breaking shot block, the playoffs are where the players earn their money, glory and reputation. I really think that this year is as wide open as last year’s campaign and the Penguins and Sharks highlighted that, coming out of no where to battle it out in an epic fashion. 

Overall Winner - Washington Capitals

This is the year that Alex Ovechkin and his star studded lineup take it all the way and raise the Cup. Ovechkin is still the man that everyone fears when you play the Capitals, however in the past 2 seasons, teamwork and role players have definitely been a major reason as to why the Caps are back to back President’s Trophy winners. Ovechkin had his second lowest scoring output of his career (excluding the 48 game lockout season) and far fewer shots, shot attempts and his second lowest career shooting percentage. You would expect his team to take a dip, however the Capitals are stacked with offensive and defensive weapons. 15 players scored 10 or more goals this season including a career high 33 from T.J Oshie and a monster 86 point season from Nicklas Backstrom. Braden Holtby had his third Vezina like season in a row (more on him later) and the Capitals bolster 4 defenseman that had 30 points or more. This has to be the year. They have the depth in every department and Barry Trotz needs to find a way to unleash the regular season Ovechkin who has had on 10 playoff goals in a single campaign. He needs to show up and the Caps need to find a way to get passed the second round. With a potential match up against the Penguins, the going will be tough, but if any Caps team is going to win, it is this one. 

Biggest Potential Surprise - Columbus Blue Jackets

Now that it is April and the big names of Chicago, Pittsburgh, Anaheim and Washington are being thrown around as cup favourites, people have seemingly forgotten that Columbus did not lose in the entire month of December. To be fair the Jackets are playing their worst hockey of the season at the worst possible time, however they have an unbelievable team and the talent to make some noise. Ever since their remarkable run they have been a respectable 23-19-4 to finish 50-24-8. While the recent stretch might not sound impressive, remember this is a team that last year went 34-40-8 last season. They have had impressive resilience and are now bolstering the talent required to make a move in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Led by a returned to form Foligno and leading scorer Cam Atkinson, the Blue Jackets have a lot of offensive depth. 12 players with 10 or more goals and 8 players with over 40 points gives you lots of scoring depth. Zach Werenski, David Savard and Seth Jones lead an very talented and youthful Defense that can score and put the hammer down on opposing offensive players (Can you imagine if pick number 2 Ryan Murray stepped up as well). With all this talent up front and down back, you can’t forget the performance of goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. Bobrovsky had a career best 2.06 GAA (led the league) a matching career best save percentage of .932 (led the league), a career best 7 shutouts (= third in the league) and a career best 41 wins (third in the league). An absolutely remarkable season by a now reliable and dominant goalie. The Blue Jackets definitely have a test with the reigning champs in the first round, but if they do get passed them, be prepared for them to have a huge post season. 

Biggest Potential Flop - Minnesota Wild

I love the Wild and they have a number of players that are very talented, however I feel they do not bring anything special that wins you a playoff series. They have a quality defense, a quality offense and a fantastic season from Devan Dubynk, however when you think of their team everyone that has had a good season is doing it in an under the radar fashion. They are a great team and after years of playoff failures, many expect them to go on and make the finals (in fact they are commonly the 4th favourite team to win according to Odds Shark and 6th favourite according to the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook). The problem in the past has been the Chicago Blackhawks and once again I expect that to be a huge problem for the under powered Wild. The Wild relied on a reformed Eric Staal, an aging defensive core and a breakout season from Granlund who scored 26 goals. In the prior 4 seasons of Grandlund’s career he had only scored 31 goals combined, so until he can bring it in the playoffs I remain hesitant to say he is the difference maker against a stacked Chicago team which still has the core 4 together of Seabrook, Keith, Kane and Toews. I expect another early exit for the Wild who must be cursing Chicago’s existence. 

Player to Watch - Connor McDavid

This is an absolute no brainer. McDavid at 20 years of age became the Art Ross winner (likely Hart winner as the MVP) with 100 points. He ended the year with a 14 game point streak and since the beginning of 2017 has only had 5 games without scoring at least 1 point. The kid is an absolute beast and with 70 assists makes everyone him that much better. Maroon, Lucic and Draisaitl have experienced this first hand with 2 of the 3 having career seasons. He is also dynamic in turning defensive opportunities into break aways. He has scored so many break away goals/set up 2 on 1 goals due to his ability to read the play and also is incredible speed up and down the ice. It is his first experience with NHL playoff hockey and he has taken a team back to the playoffs for the first time since 2006. A big, rough and tumble team that can score goals with an impressive young goalie is definitely a good mix when you add in a 20 year old coming off a 100 point season. Expect the kid to make an impact against the Sharks straight away. Oh also, McDavid has enjoyed making the Sharks look like a joke with 4 goals and 4 assists in 5 games this season, which marked his best output against any team this season. 

Make or Break Season - San Jose Sharks

Speaking of the Sharks, boy are they in for a challenge. A team renowned for choking and terrible output in the most crucial times, showed everyone just how much fight they had last season. Knocking off a very good Kings in 5, pulling out a clutch game 7 against a feisty Predators team and then blowing away the Blues after losing game 1. They were completely outclassed when it mattered most, but fought and fought right to the bitter end (Pavelski is probably still having nightmares about this miss). Now this is the year where I firmly believe their window will is well and truly close behind them when they eliminated. Compared with their opponent, the Sharks are much older and much more banged up. The Oilers are coming in with their full lineup, while the Sharks are surrounded by the Joe Thornton and Logan Couture injury cloud. You take the top 2 centers from any team and they look very shaky regardless of who they are (Imagine if this was McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins from the Oilers missing). What is the most troubling for the Sharks is they have key players that are aging/or unrestricted free agents. The core of Marleau (37), Joe Thornton (37), Joe Pavelski (32), Brent Burns (32), Paul Martin (36), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (30) and Joel Ward (36) are definitely a troubling sign for the Sharks. Especially when Marleau and Thornton are unrestricted and rumours suggest either Martin or Dillon will be scooped up by Las Vegas and the expansion draft. This may well and truly be the end of the San Jose Sharks as we know them. While this isn’t a bad thing, it just means that while Meier, Donskoi, Labanc and O’Regan are developing, guys like Burns and Pavelski will be wasted. Who knows, I could be wrong and these guys develop quickly and Doug Wilson can replace these leaving bodies with talent, but the future looks bleak. Many, many fans will tell you last year was the only chance this team had and it looks grim for the Sharks with the current injuries, lack of home ice and first round opponent. If the Sharks do get through the first round, the outcome looks much more promising however, so don’t count them out yet.

Conn Smythe Winner - Braden Holtby

Going along with the Capitals prediction to win, suggests they are going to need an absolutely stellar performance from their goalie. This is the case for every team that wins the Cup Finals. Just look at Matt Murray, Corey Crawford and Jonathan Quick’s efforts from the past few years as an example. If anyone can do it, it’s Braden Holtby. We have seen him put up his third 40 or more win season in a row and he has done so in career best fashion, posting bests in Goals Against, Save Percentage, Shutouts and was rewarded with the Jennings trophy. Holtby is extremely reliable in terms of his decision making and is renowned for making incredible saves to keep his team in games when they really don’t deserve to be. This season he has played less games than 2014-15 and 2015-16 and has the extra rest to carry into the playoffs. If the Capitals finally find their offense in the playoffs and Holtby continues his impressive run of performances, then he is no doubt going to be responsible for the Caps lifting Lord Stanley. He has never faltered for the Capitals in the playoffs, through 46 total games played he has 4 shutouts, a 937 save percent and a ridiculous 1.72 goals against. Statistics such as these and his impressive regular seasons of the past 3 years add up to a Conn Smythe winner if his skaters give him support. 

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2019 NHL Mock Draft: Ducks pick top defender Bowen Byram

VICTORIA, BC – FEBRUARY 24: Bowen Byram #44 of the Vancouver Giants searches during a Western Hockey League video game against the Victoria Royals at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on February 24, 2019 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Image by Kevin Light/Getty Images)

Landing Bowen Byram– the leading protective possibility of the 2019 NHL draft class– would be a major victory for any franchise seeking to bolster its blue line. For the Anaheim Ducks, a strategy of this nature might function as an indication of much better days.

The 2019 NHL Entry Draft promises to be many things– chief among them, top-heavy in its offending output. As such, the question of defense is one that has actually regularly divided scouts over the course of the lead up to June 21 and 22.

Extensive debates aside, critics tend to be unified on one key front– the idea that Bowen Byram of the Vancouver Giants will likely be considered the leading ranked defender of the up and coming draft class.

At 6-foot-1, 194 pounds, Byram regularly weds incredible vision with extensive puck-moving abilities, using a degree of high-end imagination that will certainly enable him to one day make a push for top-paring minutes in the NHL. In 67 games, he’s tallied 26 goals and 71 points, and is presently ranked second on his group in the latter department.

Indeed, numerous franchises shall push to land Byram rather early in the preliminary. And if Bob Murray sees defense as a matter of utmost significance, it’s not just possible, but much better yet plausible that the 17- year-old will find himself at the really leading of the Anaheim Ducks’ list of concerns. As the club yearns to escape the doldrums, Byram might work as a light at the end of an incredibly dark tunnel.

Our March 26 th mock draft– thought about in relation to the league’s reverse standings– is as follows.

Colorado Avalanche— Jack Hughes (C)

Los Angeles Kings— Kaapo Kakko (RW)

Detroit Red Wings— Vasili Podkolzin (RW)

New Jersey Devils— Dylan Cozens (C/RW)

New York City Rangers— Peyton Krebs (C)

Buffalo Sabres— Trevor Zegras (C)

Anaheim Ducks— Bowen Byram (D)

Vancouver Canucks— Alex Turcotte (C)

Edmonton Oilers— Thomas Harley (D)

Chicago Blackhawks— Kirby Dach (C)

Florida Panthers— Victor Soderstrom (D)

Minnesota Wild— Alex Newhook (C)

Arizona Coyotes— Philip Broberg (D)

Philadelphia Flyers— Matthew Boldy (LW)

Colorado Avalanche— Arthur Kaliyev (LW)

Dallas Stars— Cam York (D)

Ottawa Senators— Connor McMichael (C)

Montréal Canadiens— Alex Vlasic (D)

Vegas Golden Knights— Ryan Suzuki (C)

Buffalo Sabres— Cole Caufield (RW)

Carolina Hurricanes— Raphael Lavoie (C/RW)

Nashville Predators— Brett Leason (RW)

New York City Rangers— Moritz Seider (D)

Pittsburgh Penguins— Jakob Pelletier (LW)

New York City Islanders— Philip Tomasino (RW)

Anaheim Ducks— Samuel Poulin (RW)

Washington Capitals— Nicholas Robertson (C/LW)

Los Angeles Kings— Spencer Knight (G)

Boston Bruins— Nils Hoglander (LW)

Calgary Flames— Matthew Robertson (D)

New York City Rangers— Lassi Thomson (D)

News and notes:

No. 1– According to a three-team deal, the Colorado Avalanche are set to get the Ottawa Senators’ first-round pick.

No. 17– The Ottawa Senators shall get the Columbus Blue Jackets’ first-round pick as part of the deal that sent out center Matt Duchene to Ohio.

No. 20– The Buffalo Sabres will get the St. Louis Blues’ first-round choice. The Sabres shipped Ryan O’Reilly to the Blues for 3 forwards and two draft picks.

No. 23– The New york city Rangers will obtain the Winnipeg Jets’ 2019 first-round choice as part of the Kevin Hayes trade.

No. 26– The Anaheim Ducks are set to get a first-rounder from the Buffalo Sabres as part of the Brandon Montour trade.

No. 28– The Los Angeles Kings will get the Toronto Maple Leafs’ first-rounder as part of the Jake Muzzin offer.

No. 31– The New York Rangers will obtain a conditional first-round selection from the Tampa Bay Lightning if the latter win the 2019 Stanley Cup (and a second-round choice if they do not). Considering that the Lightning presently hold the most points in the NHL, the draft order has actually tentatively considered them Stanley Cup champions.

The 57 th NHL Entry Draft shall take place in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 21 and22 Be sure to inspect back for more updates.

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alex vlasic as a boyfriend

so i say pretty much every big boy is a teddy bear

but have you fucking seen alex fucking vlasic.

he’s fucking huge.

so yeah, alex is the legit definition of a teddy bear. 

and he’d absolutely love cuddling for that reason, because his body is so huge compared to yours that he can wrap his arms around you and completely engulf you

he’s so dorky looking but i absolutely adore him wow

he’d blow off the boys to hang out with you. 

“vlassy you coming tonight?”

“nah i’m hanging out with my girl.”

and you never really realized this until one of the boys mentions it to you and it makes you realize that he’s really head over heels for you and he really plans on being with you for a while.

dont even let me get started on the photos you two would have

HES SO PHOTOGENIC

you guys would legit have the cutest photos ever and no one can convince me otherwise

little candids one of the girls would take for you at bonfires and stuff? absolutely adorable. he always looks good (as do you, of course) but all the photos just really emphasize that 

i feel like he has a really cute giggle

i dont know why

i also feel like he’s ticklish

so tickling him a lot, and he’d be like, “y/n! stop stop stop stop!” and you’d have him pinned down, but of course he’d immediately flip you over because that boy is strong. have you seen that six pack.

speaking of sixpack 

cuddling with him after not so safe for work activities 

your finger running up his abs, tracing them, he’d get the chills. you look up at him and giggle, he kisses your forehead. life is good. because vlassy is perfect.

god the beach pictures would be perfect

and lowkey i feel like because he’s got such a nice body girls are constantly all over him

so you go, payton. 

he’d take you on cute ice skating dates

and depending on if you can skate or not, he’d either be holding your hands or you’d be racing each other around the rink

he’d let you win

he’d insist and say he didn’t but his legs are long as fuck so obviously he let you win

your vsco?

perfection.

i mean just look at payton’s. 

he’s all over it!!!

he’d get you the cutest promise ring i’d say for your two year anniversary because by then everyone knows how whipped vlasic is and that he’d totally marry you right then and there if he could

you’d go to the draft with his family but you’d sit on the end farthest from him just out of respect

he’d kiss your cheek and you’d tell him how proud you are of him

overall? he’s a total babe. and we love him.