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[cuteandhughesy]

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i'm requesting prompt 1 + anthony stolarz. that man is 6'6 it would be hard not to be intimidated by him even though he's so sweet

vol. 2 prompt no. 1: "yeah, well he should learn to keep his hands to himself"

you feel a brooding presence slide up next to you at the more than busy bar. and it’s not the presence you’re usually expecting. you keep your eyes forward, patiently waiting for the five bottles of beer you ordered for the table.

but you can feel this person looking at you—clearly waiting for your attention. your elbow to elbow with the people waiting next to you. the bar is so busy, bartenders working at the speed of lightning just to try and keep up with the friday night demand. which means the guy next to you had to physically push between you and the woman who previously stood next to you.

you blink, and much to your better judgment, you look at him.

“hey,” he says immediately, a smile blossoming through his overgrown beard. he’s a little taller than you, and in good shape. he’s got hair so dark it’s almost purple, and he’s looking at you like you should be lucky he’s talking to you.

you smile politely, “hi.”

“how are you?” he also immediately, leaning in closer. you’re pretty sure he’s trying to make you feel smaller with the action, like he’s trying to appear taller and attentive. but you’re not buying it.

you pull back, creating some much needed space. “i’m okay, thanks.” you send the stranger another tight lipped smile before turning away, attention back on the busy bartenders as they work.

the guy laughs, the sound almost condescending. “ouch.”

“sorry?” you blink.

he leans in closer once again, breath hitting your cheek. “just thought you’d ask me how I am—you know the polite thing to do in a conversation.” the guy laughs again, like this whole conversation is a joke. like this whole situation isn’t weird and one sided.

but you’ve never been the confrontational type, especially in a situation like this, where you standing up for yourself could turn ugly. you nod kindly, “oh, right. sorry i’m just trying to get my drinks.”

“don’t apologize—you’re too pretty to be sorry.”

your stomach swoops unpleasantly at the smile curling around his mouth. thankfully the bartender slides the beers across the counter, and your shoulders drop in relief. you slide a twenty towards him before you start collecting the bottles.

the stranger is still looking at you—like you owe him something. “thanks but no,” you tell the guy, shrugging your shoulders casually, “I’m actually going back to my—“

he doesn’t listen, interrupting you before you can mention returning back to anthony and a few of his teammates and their significant others. “hey let me buy you your next round in exchange for a dance.”

you scowl, “no thank you.” you pick up the last glass bottle in haste, the bottles clinking together dangerously as you attempt to walk away. but of course it’s never that easy. the guys soft hand darts out and wraps around your elbow, because grabbing your bicep would draw too much attention. and this guys knows that. this isn’t his first rodeo.

“really?” he almost challenges you, grip tightening, “c’mon i’m trying to be friendly.”

“that’s great but im-“

anthony is suddenly behind you, his comforting scent and towering height invading your space. his large, calloused hand all but rips the strangers grip off your elbow. “take your hand off my girl,” he says firmly. anthony doesn’t raise his voice, he doesn’t need to. he’s big and intimidating in other ways, and yelling will only make this situation worse for you.

“sorry man I didn’t know she was taken,” the guy gulps, starting up at anthony with a sheepish smile, an awkward laugh bubbling from his chest as he takes a visible step back. putting space between himself and your 6 foot 6 boyfriend.

“that shouldn’t matter,” anthony says, “don’t touch her.”

“anthony, let’s go,” you mumble, “i’m fine.” you wish you could reach out and reassure your boyfriend—wrap your hand around his bulging bicep. but the bottles in your hands are not allowing that. bottles in your hand that anthony offered to go up and get for the table, but you declined while claiming you needed to stretch.

now you wish you made him come with you.

he looks down at you, face softening at your clear distressed face. “I know but he should learn to keep his hands to himself.” anthony shoots another look at the guilty looking man, who is trying to disappear back into the crowd. as he fucking should, anthony thinks.

“okay, thank you honey but we’re done.”

“yeah. we are,” he mumbles. anthony turns to face you completely, grabbing the beers from your hands easily. he throws his arm around your shoulders, pulling you into his side. “you okay?”

“i’m okay,” you tell him earnestly, wrapping your own arm around his back. “thank you.”

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(unedited)

[lightsoutmatthews]

Merry Christmas, honey - Anthony Stolarz

summary: you and Anthony celebrate Christmas a special way

pairing: Anthony Stolarz x female!reader

word count: 2.3k

warnings: fight, mentions of hospitals, mentions of injuries, mention of accident and injury of a family member (not in detail)

authors notes:

Is it Christmas right now? no, but in honor of Stolies amazing comeback yesterday I thought I´d publish this, I hope you enjoy it anyways

I woke up at 4 am for that game and I didn´t regret it one bit

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The fire crackled lightly coasting your dimly lit living room in a soft glow when you leaned against the doorframe to take in the picture in front of you. The dog was laying on the couch next to the man who you looked forward to coming home to since the beginning of your shift many hours ago.

It was Christmas Eve; you didn’t expect to work today when you woke up, but a sudden sickness of a coworker left you with no choice. You fought about it before you left.

“You promised me no work today.” He had yelled into the silence of the condo earlier. You knew he was disappointed; this was the only break you had together until February, he had looked forward to actually spending time with you ever since the move.

Now, with him being injured he was home more often but your shifts were already scheduled, mostly to accompany his busy hockey calendar. That left him alone most days while you were rushing around at the hospital.

Silence filled the space even with the TV playing. You tuned it out, focusing on how to make things right. “Hey.” Your voice merely a whisper. You weren’t even sure he heard you but when he turned his head and locked his eyes with yours you knew he did.

“Hey.” He mumbled in return. “Merry Christmas Eve.” It was a way to deflect from the actual conversation you should have and at the same time tried to make up for forgetting all about it because of your fight earlier. He sighed. His shoulders sacking alongside it. “Merry Christmas Eve.” He returned regardless.

“I´m sorry.”

His bright blue eyes locked with yours. “I know.” His expression almost indifferent but his large hand cupped your cheek in a soft comfort. You leaned into his touch, the warmth something you had been craving in the chaos of the ER earlier.

“I´m sorry too. I know how important work is to you and that you wouldn’t have gone if it wouldn’t have been an emergency. I overreacted.” Putting your hand on the one he was still holding on your cheek, softly brushing over it, you sighed out loud.

“I promised you no work today and I broke the promise.” Your hand began to tremble as the many emotions of the day crashed down on you. Tears spilled over the rim of your eyes and your voice began to shake.

His face frowned in worry. “It´s not a big deal, honey, I promise, I overreacted.” His voice carried over to you, but you didn’t quite register what he actually said. It was like you were in a bubble and he was outside, trying to talk to you.

“I´m so sorry.” You sobbed. At this point your entire body was shaking and you were crying uncontrollably, unable to hold your emotions any longer.

Anthony wrapped his strong arms around you and pulled you against his chest as tight as he could. The comfort of his embrace usually something that calmed you down. Not today. “What happened at work?” He whispered as he gave you more comforting rubs on your back.

He knew you better than believing this was about just the fight.

“I don’t believe this is all because of the little fight we had earlier.” You took in a deep breath while trying to calm yourself down but the pictures of the scenes you had experienced earlier still flashed through your head. Strong arms grabbing under your knees made you snap out of it.

He had picked you up and was carrying you to the couch where he put you down and wrapped you in one of the cozy blankets you bought earlier this month because he was complaining that you didn’t have any big enough for the both of you.

The memory should’ve brought a smile to your face but today it didn’t. It was Christmas you should not feel this overwhelming sadness.

Anthony pulled you into his chest again and let you cry for a few more minutes before he spoke up quietly. “What´s going on, honey.” He asked again, his voice softer this time but still filled with worry.

“There was this little girl in the ER today, she fell off her sled and now has a concussion and a broken arm because she crashed into a tree. It reminded me of my brother.”

He knew your brother had a similar but much worse ending incident when you were children. It left him in the hospital for weeks, he eventually recovered but Christmas that year was ruined for you and your family.

“She will be fine, but you should have seen these poor parents, the husband could barely calm his wife down, she was so worried about her little girl. And then there was the woman who came with her boyfriend that fell off a ladder while putting up Christmas lights. He was unconscious when they arrived, and she cried so much we had to give her a sedative to calm her down. I spiraled and thought about what I would do if that man would be you and…and with our fight this morning.” a heartbreaking sob ripped through you. Anthony was quick to pull you against his chest again after you moved away while you spoke.

“Hey, hey…” He softly began to rub your back in smooth circles with one hand while whipping away the tears under your eyes with the other. “I´m here, I´m okay. I´m tall enough to put up Christmas lights without a ladder.” That made you let out a soft chuckle.

“And I´m not mad at you for this morning. I overreacted massively, because I was looking forward to spending some time with you were neither of us had to run to our jobs for a while.”

You snuggled back into his side while he went back to rubbing you back.  “You job means everything to you and look, if you wouldn’t have been there today the little girl or the guy wouldn’t have gotten the best care I can imagine. I´m sorry for yelling earlier. Never forget that I love you, sweetheart.” He placed a soft kiss to your head.

Your sobs had gotten quieter while he was speaking, and you were not shaking as hard anymore. His strong arms the shield you needed in this time, his words warming your heart. Coming home to him was the best part of your day, no matter how you left in the morning.

For a second you let your thoughts wander to a forever. Waking up next to him for the rest of your life something that made your heart beat faster in excitement.

You had talked about it before but with the stress of moving and getting comfortable in a whole new country it hasn´t come up in a while. Neither of you feeling any pressure to take the next step though.

You were content with how your life was.

“I love you.” He smiled down at you. His soft grin caught in the warmth of the fire cracking besides you, his usually icy blue eyes cast in a soft glow, wrinkles at the side from squinting them with his smile.

Anthony leaned down and pressed a kiss as light as a feather to your lips. “Let´s go to bed, it´s Christmas tomorrow and you definitely need some rest before the craziness of being around my teammates.”

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The soft glow of the sun peeking through the blinds of the bedroom woke you up. The heartbreaking evening long forgotten after you and your boyfriend spend hours cuddled up in bed talking about old memories and a future you wanted to build.

The same boyfriend who was now missing from the other side of your shared bed. “Babe?” You asked into the quiet of the room, your voice still filled with sleepiness. You got no response, but your puppy jumped up on the bed at the sound of his mom being awake. “Where´s dad?” you asked the golden retriever but he just looked at you with curious eyes and snuggled closer to your side.

You spent 10 more minutes in bed with him before getting up. When you made your way down the hall towards the kitchen and living room you heard the sizzling of something frying in a pan and the coffee maker rumbling.

The scene that you took in when you stepped into the kitchen was a sight for sore eyes. Anthony, in his plaid Christmas pajamas, in front of the stove while singing along to Christmas music that was quietly playing over the surround system he had installed when you moved in.

“Good morning.” You greeted him as you wrapped your arms around his torso. “Good morning, sweetheart, merry Christmas.” He turned around and placed a quick kiss on your lips before quickly facing the stove again. “Merry Christmas.”

While preparing breakfast you fell into comfortable conversation about the dinner you would attend later tonight. Some of Anthony´s teammates who also didn’t have any family coming to town or celebrated with them earlier because of European traditions were getting together at Morgan Rielly and Tessa Virtues house for a casual Christmas dinner before the craziness would pick back up two days from now.

While eating you discussed the new year’s party Steph and Mitch would be hosting after the team played their afternoon game on the 31st. Sharing laughter over things you expected to happen when the entirety of the Toronto Maple Leafs came together to party.

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“Time for presents?” Anthony asked after finishing to clear the table. “Oh, you think there is any for you?” Raising your eyebrow at him, which made him laugh and wrap his arms around you before plastering kisses all over your face. The anxious and sad atmosphere from the night before replaced by warmth, coziness and laughter.

The number of presents accumulated under your Christmas tree was almost overwhelming but since neither of your families would be visited or visiting this year everyone sent their presents per mail.

Anthony was ecstatic over the photo book you created from his Stanley Cup victory last season filled with memories from the first round all the way until the three-week tropical vacation you took right after his day with the cup and before you had moved to Toronto. Placing multiple soft kisses on your lips when he finished flipping through it.

You freaked when you unwrapped the LV handbag he got you, but only after you complained that it was way too expensive which he only shrugged off. "I saw you stare at the website every other day, and who would I be if I wouldn´t spoil my girlfriend."

Something was off about him, but he kept rubbing his hands together and brushing them over his hair as if he was nervous. Maybe it was still some lingering tension from yesterday or nerves about the dinner? Regardless of what it was you put it aside to focus on the adorable picture Anthony and the dog playing with his newly acquired toys.

“I love you, thank you for all of this.” You gestured towards the pile of gifts he gave you. Much more than you expected and so much more than you wanted. You knew he loved spoiling you, but this was excessive even for him. Warmth spread through you when he grabbed your hand and placed a soft kiss to it before looking at you with the sweetest smile. “I love you.”

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“Hey, looks like there is one more!” He pointed at a small square package that apparently slipped a little far under the tree so neither of you really acknowledged it being there until now.

Anthony laid flat on the floor and reached out his long arm to grab it from all the way in the back. It was a subtly wrapped present compared to the colorful wrapping paper the both of you and your family and friends had chosen for the rest. A sleek name tag was added to it, and it revealed your name. “Looks like it´s for you.”

Confusion was written all over your face. “Who is this from?” Your boyfriend shrugged, appearing equally as confused as you. You shot him an odd look at his reaction but shook your head to shrug it off. You were probably just imagining things.

“Just open it, maybe there is a note or something.” He began kneading his hands as you unwrapped which you acknowledged with a confused look but put it off as something normal.

Under the sleek dark red wrapping paper was a black velvet box. “No note and no name. someone wanted to be mysterious.” You giggled. Anthony nodded along as he once again brushed his hands over his tussled hair, again.

Your breath was taken away as you opened the box. The gorgeous diamond ring sparkled in the soft light of the Christmas tree. It was a silver band adorned with a few smaller diamonds to the side of a bigger but still relatively subtle diamond on top. The confusion on your face turned into pure shock as you looked at your boyfriend.

“Anthony…” you whispered.

He took the box out of your hand and stood up. “I didn’t plan on doing this today, but I could not wait any longer. I had this ring stashed in my rink bag ever since you agreed to move to another country with me without hesitation. I waited for a long time to find the right moment to do this and after yesterday I could not imagine a more perfect morning to ask you the probably most important question, I will ever ask you.” He got down on one knee right as you slapped your hands over your mouth.

“I love you. I don’t want to ever spend another day without you by my side. I want to go through all the highs and lows of life with you, travel the world and have a family. Would you do the honor of becoming my wife and marry me?”

 A sob teared through you but this time it wasn’t a sad one. The warm eyes of the man you wanted to go through life with on you, him down on one knee holding a beautiful diamond ring asking you to be his forever. “Of course I will marry you.”

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When you showed off your ring to the other wives and girlfriends that evening, got high pitched screams and big hugs as congratulations you looked over to the group of Leafs players who gathered and patted your fiancé on his back in congratulations you smiled remembering that the man over there was the one who would be your forever.

[hockeyboistrash]

Welcome to Goalie Appreciation Week

For hitting 400 followers I decided to do a little celebration event and chose to have a goalie appreciation week. I will post a blurb/fic each day for a different goalie as well as edits I've made.

Day 1 - Lukáš Dostál

Day 2 - Jake Oettinger

Day 3 - Anthony Stolarz

Day 4 - Joey Daccord

Day 5 - Jeremy Swayman

Day 6 - Pyotr Kochetkov

Day 7 - Joseph Woll

Moodboards

[papiswifey34]

HAAAAAWT DAYUM BABE. whew, it’s getting fucking hot in here i am sweating🫠 the dirty talk coming out of stolie’s mouth has me in shambles, knees weak asf. this was damn good bby🤞🏼 my love for stolie is growing and your fics are making me so happy😇

riding stolie to congratulate him on his shutout😩

🤭🤭🤭 had to jump on this one because damn. 🩷💕 thank you for your ask!

+18 -> smut | riding stolie after a shutout

𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓷𝔂 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓵𝓪𝓻𝔃 𝔁 𝓯𝓮𝓶𝓪𝓵𝓮 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓻

c/w: ownership, pet names (baby, sweetheart, honey), anthony calls reader a slut once “you’re such a slut for me”, drinking, heavy praise, size difference, unprotected p in v.

1.8k

You were pacing in front of the door, heart racing like you had just played three periods instead of him. The apartment smelled like the strawberries you’d dropped into the flutes, like the faint hint of your perfume warmed by nervous excitement. You smoothed your silk robe, the cool slide of it over bare skin doing absolutely nothing to calm your anticipation.

Anthony had a shutout. Focused, unbeatable, fierce, and you’d rushed home when the final second ticked down, buzzing with pride and need. He deserved to be celebrated, and you were gonna do just that.

The keys jingled outside the door, and your breath caught. You grabbed the bottle of champagne, thumb pressed against the loosened cork.

He stepped in, his cheeks flushed from the cold, his smile soft and proud—until he saw you. You grinned, eyes gleaming. “SHUTOUT, BABY!” you cheered, cracking the cork with a loud pop.

Champagne erupted, a fizzy stream catching the light as it splashed and glittered to the floor. You laughed, careless and radiant, holding the bottle aloft like a trophy, already drenched in celebration. His eyes dropped slowly, lingering on the robe slipping off your shoulder, to the lace peeking through the part in the silk. That boyish grin of his twisted turned darker, hungrier even, because how the hell was he supposed to think about anything but you?

“Congratulations, baby.”

He chuckled low in his chest, shaking his head. You hadn’t forgotten how horny he was this morning, how he’d kissed you a little too long by the door before he left, fingers twitching like they didn’t want to let go. But he’d needed to lock in. And now? Now he got to celebrate.

His eyes roamed slowly, drinking you in like every inch of you was a prize he’d earned. Anthony’s stride was lazy, full of that natural swagger. Your eyes drifted higher the closer he got, the man towering over you, even as you stood in heels. Your heart hammered in your chest, your stomach fluttering, pussy throbbing because, as usual, because you were his to handle, and you couldn’t wait.

“Hey, honey,” he murmured, his voice low and tender. His hand brushed your waist, fingers curling around the satin tie. He played with it for a second, teasingly twirling his fingers through it, letting his thumb drag under the knot. “You really know how to work me, don’t you? You know the shit I like—fuck, you look good.”

And in one soft tug from him, the robe opened, slipping down your body, pooling around your heels on the floor.

He stepped forward, arms wrapping around you in one smooth motion, lifting you like it was nothing, those big hands gripping your thighs as you wrapped your legs around his waist.

Your body molded to his, soft against the hard lines of muscles. Stolie leaned in, and you didn’t wait, claiming his mouth in a deep, hungry kiss as he started walking straight to the bedroom.

You giggle teasingly against his lips, your nose brushing his as he carries you down the hall. “That was fast—”

“You knew exactly what you were doin’,” he hums, his voice sweet and thick like honey. You grin, pressing a soft kiss to the corner of his mouth. “I got a shutout,” he continues, nudging the bedroom door open with his foot. “You got all pretty for me…” He lowers his voice, sending chills down your spine. “Now we’re gonna celebrate all night long.”

“Is that so?” you ask, capturing his bottom lip between yours, sucking off nice and slow.

“Mhmm,” he groans, the sound vibrating against your mouth. “You’re gonna ride me.” You giggle again, making him grin at the sound, his grip on you tightening just a little. “Such a slut for me, baby. I knew you’d love that.”

Anthony kicks the door shut with a loud slam, the sound echoing through the room as he strides straight to the bed with you still clinging to him.

He tosses you down and you bounce slightly on the mattress, hair splayed, laughter bubbling from your lips as you look up at him.

He yanks off his T-shirt, muscles flexing, eyes locked on you. He reaches for the bottle of champagne and takes a sip, drinking in every inch of skin.

His boxers are the only thing left, his long, thick cock pressing against the fabric, stressed from the stretch. He moves to the mattress, landing on you, crushing you gently beneath him as you burst into another giggle, breath trapped under only a fraction of his weight.

You gasped as he rolled you onto his lap, his big hands settling on your hips as you straddled him, your knees sinking into the plush mattress on either side.

You reached behind your back, fingers finding the clasp of your bra, undoing it, lowering the straps teasingly, before letting the lace fall away completely.

Your breasts bounce free, nipples hard, body bare, nothing but a pair of crotchless panties and garter belt cinched around your waist, hugging the fullness of your thighs.

“Fuck,” he groaned, voice gravelly and thick as his eyes fell low. “These new? They are, aren’t they—Holy shit, baby,” he mumbles as his hands find the waistband of his boxers, his eyes devouring you like you were already stuffed full of his cock, riding him like he’s been dreaming about since he stepped off the ice. Having you like he’s been craving all day.

He sat up and pulled you into a deep, claiming kiss as his big hands came up to cup your tits, fingers spreading wide.

“You looked good out there,” you praised, soft and sultry, scratching your fingers through the hair at the nape of his neck. He let out a dark, smug laugh.

“Yeah? You look good right here, honey. So fuckin’ good.”

He leaned back slightly, grabbed the chilled champagne off the nightstand, and took a long, satisfied sip before handing it to you. You tipped it back a little too fast, and some of the bubbly liquid spilled over, slipping from your lips and trickling down your neck, over your tits.

“So fuckin’ messy,” he murmured, dipping his head and dragging his tongue along your skin, licking up the trail of champagne on the swell of your breast. Anthony grabbed the bottle out of your hands, dribbling just a little more onto one nipple, watching the way it beaded cold before he wrapped his lips around you, moaning as he sucked, his hot tongue circling slowly.

He kissed and licked his way back up, following the curve of your neck until his mouth met yours again.

Your hand slid between your bodies, wrapping around his thick, throbbing cock. He moaned against your lips as you squeezed, his dick hot and heavy in your grip, pulsing with every beat of his heart.

He let out a shuddering breath, hips twitching as you stroked him slowly, letting your thumb brush over the slick bead of pre-cum.

“Goddamn,” he groaned, his voice strained as his eyes fluttered shut for just a second. You pressed your hand to his broad chest, pushing him to the mattress. His back hit with a soft thud, eyes flickering to yours as he smiled as you pinned him beneath your palm. Anthony could easily overpower you in any situation, but this is exactly what he wanted.

His hand tightened on your hip as he held his cock steady, thick and twitching, guiding you closer. You swirl your hips, teasing the fat tip of his cock with your soaked pussy.

“C’mon, baby. Let me have it, huh? Did so good for you—”

“For me?” You whisper as you lower yourself slightly, already feeling the stretch.

“Everything’s for you,” he smiles, his hodded eyes twinkling as he looks up at you. Anthony grabs your hips, lowering you the rest of the way, inch by delicious inch. Letting you feel every curve and throbbing vein as your body swallows him up.

“Fuuuck. Mmm… That—” he rasped, his eyes glued to the spot where your bodies met. “Ugh, fuck. That’s it, baby. Feels so good. So tight. So fucking deep,” he mumbled as he pressed his hand against your lower stomach, letting his thumb rub soothing circles on your clit.

You started to move and grind, making his eyes roll back, feeling the way your pussy clenched around him.

His grip tightened with desperation hand wrapped around your neck, fisting your hair to guide you down, pulling you into a deep kiss. “You’re unreal,” he whispered against your lips. “Look at what you’re doin’ to me.” His breathing was quick against yours, the man driving his heels into the mattress, fucking up into your drenched core for a moment before giving you back control.

“You know how lucky I am? I’ve got it all. I’ve got you. Right here. In my bed. On my cock. You’re everything, baby.” His head dropped back with a growl, his hands flying to your hips, gripping tight as his entire body arched under you. “Ride me again. Let me have it—”

You moaned through a smile, pushing off his strong chest to sit up again, bouncing, skin slapping against skin. “Fuck, just like that. Just like that, baby. Feels so good… Don’t stop. Don’t fucking stop—”

He reaches up, guiding you up and down, the wet clap of skin getting louder with his added muscle.

You lean back slightly, hands braced on his thick thighs as he fills you over and over again. His praises pour from his lips between gritted teeth. “God, look at this view,” he groans.

You feel your orgasm building, sharp and fast, the pressure coiling in your stomach, and he feels it, too.

Anthony sits up, wrapping his arm tight around your waist, the other twisting in your hair again as your body trembles uncontrollably.

You gasp, swiveling your hips, grinding down as he presses his face into the crook of your neck, breathing heavy.

“Cum for me, baby. Let go. Show me how perfect you are.” Your whole body clenches, back arching as you cry out, pulsing hard around him, your orgasm triggering his own. He growls your name, hips jerking as he buries himself deep, cumming hard, holding you so close.

He lets out a deep, satisfied sigh, pulling back just enough to find your lips for a tender kiss. “You’re amazing,” he breathes. “So good to me. You know that?” He whispers as his hands hold your cheeks, forehead resting against yours. “So perfect for me.”

You nod, still dazed, lips brushing his. “You’re perfect for me too.”

He grins, eyes dark and heavy-lidded as he pulls you closer, his voice a husky whisper against your lips. “Best part of a win, baby. Nothin’ like coming home to you.”

𝕸𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙

[eyes-above--the-waves]

I'm sorry, I have been very out-of-the-loop, WHAT DO Y0U MEAN STOLARZ IS OUT 4-6 WEEKS?!?!

Is this what "day to day" means now?

[misshoneyimhome]

If anyone ever does something on Anthony Stolarz (a fic, blurb, one shot, au insta etc.) please sign me up for notifications 😂

I feel like we need some content created 😉

[tojisun]

hockey talk yea im back to hockey talk but have you guys seen anthony stolarz of the maple leafs? i cannot explain it other than the fact that i’m biased but that’s how i’ve been imagining goaltender price in sseoi and i may be truly losing my mind

and then there’s this—

(the puck sailed through the traffic with diabolical speed and this mf just catches it with his bare hand. god he is so !!!)

[brawngp2009]

my white man is Anthony stolarz

he looks like an extreme jock version of Paul Rudd (TO ME)!! silly guy! i say — Cute But On Alternating Wednesdays AND He Has A Kind Face And That’s Good Enough like i can imagine eating a hell ton of grilled cheese sandwiches with him

send me your white man

[cuteandhughesy]

3. “we really shouldn’t” “so?” with anthony stolarz

he def seems like the type of guy who’d be ur brothers teammate and you’d sleep with him behind ur brothers back 😶

prompt no.3: “we really shouldn’t.” “so?”

your brother mitch has always been protective. you’re his younger sister, two years younger than him, and have always been super kind and naive. from a young age, he saw the way people took advantage of you and felt that it was his responsibility to keep you safe.

when you got a bit older and started dating, mitch’s protectiveness got worse. no boy was good enough, even when they were. he would drive boys away with menacing looks and what he called ‘stern talkings’…which are also known as threats.

eventually when you convinced your brother to chill the fuck out a little bit and let you work things out on your own, he was surprisingly compliant.

under one circumstance.

you can’t date his friends, and you certainly can’t date his teammates.

and you could live with that. most of mitch’s friends where your friends, and you didn’t see them in that way. and when mitch started getting more serious about hockey, he barley went out or had his teammates come over, so you never even met most of them. steph would ask all the time if you wanted to come to games, but you weren’t really interested at that point in your life.

“maybe you’ll find a guy,” she used to tease, winking at you discreetly in the dim light of the living room.

you always responded the same way, “im not into hockey players.”

when mitch made it to the nhl, you started going to games more often. you got to drink beers that mitch was paying for, and chat with steph about school and boys without the prying ears of your brother and your family. it was epic.

as the years passed, mitch never strayed from his dating rule or protectiveness over you.

you never planned on rebuking mitch’s dating rule until anthony stolarz waltzed into toronto with a summer tan and a perfect smile. he’s older than you—mature but doesn’t take himself too seriously. anthony introduced himself to you with a playful and intriguing gleam, and it instantly had you feeling things.

and your sister-in-law knows it too, because anytime mitch brings up anthony or if the net minder is in the same room as you, she’s wiggling her brows at you and grinning like the devil. you hate her.

and it’s fine, you think. it’s just a stupid crush on a new, older man. you’ll get over it. it’s not reciprocated.

expect it’s totally reciprocated, and after too many glasses of wine and access to a private bathroom at some bar after an important win, you and anthony hook up. and it doesn’t just end there. you have sex often…and kiss and go on dates even more frequently.

you find yourself in a secret relationship, and at the same time, betraying your older brother. slowly it becomes harder to keep a secret, and the people in your life start noticing something between you and the newest leaf goal tender.

it starts with steph who simply just knows you too well. she straight up just asks you, and you blurted it out like you physically couldn’t hold it in any longer. steph smirked and said, ‘I fucking knew it.’

next came auston matthews, one of mitch’s closest friends and teammates, walks in on you and anthony making out like teenagers in a guest bathroom. to be fair, you didn’t look the door. and it was also in auston’s house. you rushed out after the goal scorer once he slammed the door shut, lips glistening and eyes frantic, begging him not to say anything.

auston just laughed and said, ‘don’t worry kid, your secret is safe with me.’

your parents knew, and your closest friends knew (mostly leaf wags who you sworn to secrecy). your blossoming relationship with anything started to feel more real, and you certainly got more comfortable.

so yeah, you may of had four too many beers at the game. and yeah, when you see your boyfriend walking out of the leafs dressing room, looking divine after a win in his suit and damp hair, you just want to act normal and be able to go up to your boyfriend.

it wasn’t uncommon for you to wait in the tunnels with steph for mitch after games, especially when you’ve all driven to the rink together. anthony would always smile at you when he catches your eyes—a little too sexy for trying to be discrete—but you never pushed those boundaries besides some eye playful eye tag. not when mitch could walk out.

but once again, you’re well passed tipsy and you just want to love up on your man like all the other wags get to. before you can even think about it, you’re moving, searching out anthony—heels clicking on the floor as you make your way through the crowd.

anthony’s talking to morgan, completely unaware of the way your striding towards him—not until you’re right in front of him and morgan. you wrap your hand around anthony’s bicep, blinking up at him with glassy eyes.

“hi,” you beam, glossy lips tempting him in ways you’ll never understand.

anthony swallows, eyes squinting in amusement. he shoots a glance at morgan, who is just stifling laughter like he knows—god damn it tessa. “hi,” he parrots.

“missed you,” you whine, pushing up onto the toes of your heeled boots and pucker your lips, “can I have a kiss?”

anthony laughs, rubbing the back of his neck while his eyes subtly scanning the room—checking if anyone is watching. morgan has slipped away from you now, and there’s only a few lingering bodies left in the tunnel. he sees steph, eyeing you both sneakily. which means mitch is still here.

“we really shouldn’t.” he mumbles. despite his words, anthony lets his hand wrap around your waist, keeping you against his chest to steady the drunk sway you have going on. slowly, he licks along his bottom lip, “your brother could catch us.”

“so?” you huff, pushing even further up his body. “just a quick kiss.” you say. you’re too happy on wine and in love to think about your brothers stupid rule right now. you couldn’t care less about anything besides your gigantic sexy boyfriend—who is grinning down at you like you’re the best thing that’s ever happened to him.

and you are. more than the nhl. more than the stanley cup. more than breathing.

quickly, anthony leans down, free hand enclosing on the side of your face as he tilts your head up, connecting your lips together.

the kiss doesn’t last nearly as long as you need it to, and you whine pathetically when anthony pulls away from your lips. you’re not caught, thankfully, and that only makes you want to kiss him over and over again.

“i’ll see you later, kay?” anthony whispers softly, talking his hand off your hips.

you nod, taking your bottom lip between your teeth and dropping back down to your heels. “love you.”

“love you too.”

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Even though I've already planned who I'm writing fics/blurbs for goalie appreciation week part of me wants to write for Anthony Stolarz because there's just something about that man 😮‍💨

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Ramblings: Canes Celebrating, Players Returning From Injury (Feb 17)

I wonder if Don Cherry and Brian Burke realize that the more they criticize the Hurricanes’ post-game victory celebrations, the more it will inspire the Canes to get to the next one. Okay, I’m sure that doesn’t directly motivate the Canes, but the words of old-school hockey types won’t change what the Canes have started. To me, the celebrations seem childlike and a bit goofy and definitely fun, but not insulting or disrespectful or like "jerks" toward an opponent. In addition, if these celebrations generate hockey interest in Carolina, they can’t be that bad.

Life is enjoyable for the Hurricanes right now, as they sit one point ahead of Pittsburgh for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference (Pens have one game in hand, though, but why spoil the fun with that fact?)

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Petr Mrazek ensured that his team was able to limbo after the game, stopping all 33 shots he faced in a 3-0 win. Mrazek has pitched shutouts in two of his last three starts. Overall, the Canes have had great goaltending from the Mrazek/Curtis McElhinney tandem recently, allowing just five goals over their last five games. Mrazek and McElhinney are both in the top 15 in goals-against average among goalies that have played at least 20 games, so maybe they could even be considered a poor man’s Islanders’ tandem (as weird as that may sound).

If you’re the Hurricanes and you’re in this spot, should you really trade Micheal Ferland? Isn’t he the kind of player that you need down the stretch and into the playoffs, should you make it there? With a goal on Saturday, Ferland has five points in his last three games.

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Tyler Bertuzzi returned to the Wings’ lineup on Saturday, scoring a goal and adding an assist while logging 19 minutes of icetime alongside pre-injury linemates Dylan Larkin and Gustav Nyquist. This has been interrupted by his upper-body injury, but Bertuzzi has eight points (4g-4a) in his last six games. Even though he plays on the Wings’ top line, Bertuzzi is just 6 percent owned in Yahoo leagues.

Claude Giroux left the game briefly after this hit, but fortunately, he was able to return. Anthony Mantha might receive a call from NHL Player Safety for this hit.  

Dangerous play by Anthony Mantha on Claude Giroux goes unpenalized pic.twitter.com/x3oIlGzqAh

— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) February 16, 2019

Much to the chagrin of Flyers’ fans, Mantha scored two third-period goals, including the tying goal with seven seconds left in regulation.

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Justin Schultz returned to the Penguins’ lineup on Saturday after being out of the lineup since mid-October with a broken leg. He recorded an assist while playing on the Pens’ second-unit power play. Take away the four-month gap and Schultz has five points in five games. He had a dud of a 2017-18 season (27 points in 63 games), but remember that he’s only two years removed from a 51-point campaign. Even though he won’t get a sniff of the Pens’ first-unit power play barring a Kris Letang injury, the offensive-minded Schultz is worth a flier in mid-sized fantasy leagues.

Evgeni Malkin returned from his one-game suspension, scoring two power-play goals and adding an assist. Even though he has a six-game point streak, Malkin had been held without a goal in his previous seven games.

With three assists in the Flames’ win on Saturday, Derek Ryan now has seven points in his last seven games.

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Shots on goal update for Brayden Schenn: After he failed to record a shot for four consecutive games, Schenn took three shots on Saturday. And he recorded another assist on another Vladimir Tarasenko goal. After an ice-cold first half, Tarasenko is one of the league’s hottest players with 14 goals and 12 assists in his last 19 games, and he is riding an 11-game point streak. And the Blues’ win streak is now at nine games.

This time, though, it was Jake Allen’s turn to ride the Blues’ wave. Allen stopped all 32 shots he faced in the 3-0 win. The Blues were playing their first of back-to-backs, so the red-hot Jordan Binnington should be back between the pipes on Sunday against Minnesota. Imagine that: The Blues are playing so well that you’re safe to start Jake Allen.

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The Oilers have been busy making trades. Here are our fantasy takes on each trade:

Talbot/Stolarz trade

Spooner/Gagner trade

Sam Gagner got to Brooklyn in time for Saturday’s game against the Islanders. In case you were wondering if he would immediately be placed on the McDavid line, there was no such luck. He started the game on a line with Tobias Rieder and Colby Cave but later Cave was swapped for Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Gagner played just under ten minutes while receiving second-unit power-play time.

By the way, Jesse Puljujarvi was a healthy scratch for this game. Get him to the AHL.

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Yesterday I mentioned my strategy about starting both of my goalies whenever they face each other. It didn’t go so well on Friday, but Saturday provided an example of why I use it. Most fantasy owners would normally start Frederik Andersen over Darcy Kuemper. Yet on Saturday it was Kuemper earning the win and shutout with a 4-0 victory over the Andersen and the Leafs. The backup-turned-starter for the Desert Dogs has now earned wins in three of his past four games and continues to be a reasonable option in fantasy leagues.

With his goal on Saturday, Alex Galchenyuk now has four goals in his last four games.

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Dustin Byfuglien was out of the Jets’ lineup on Saturday because of a lower-body injury.  Even though Big Buff is still a beast out there, I’ve predicted over the last couple seasons that the wear and tear of his physical game would catch up to him. Now we’re seeing signs of that, as the now 33-year-old blueliner has already missed 22 games and counting this season.

Whenever Byfuglien has been out of the lineup, Josh Morrissey has been considered the Jets’ defenseman to start in your lineup. Morrissey logged nearly 25 minutes on Saturday, but Tyler Myers did the damage from the Jets’ blueline, scoring two goals. Myers now has four points in his last four games and seems to be a decent pickup while Byfuglien is out.

According to Elliotte Friedman, the Senators have made the decision to trade Matt Duchene. Hey, it would be better than losing him for nothing, considering the price that they paid for him. It sounds like the Sens are trying to re-sign Mark Stone, however. Don’t forget to check out our Trade Tracker for a list of trades made over the past month.

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Andrei Vasilevskiy earned a relatively easy 20-save shutout against the Habs, giving him shutouts in back-to-back games and four consecutive wins. He should be a frontrunner for the Vezina Trophy.

Nikita Kucherov continues to do his thing. He now has at least one goal and two points in four consecutive games with 13 points over that span. He now has a seven-point lead in the scoring race. He should be a frontrunner for the Hart Trophy.

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Erik Karlsson returned to the Sharks’ lineup on Saturday after missing the past nine games, posting an assist in nearly 25 minutes of icetime. He had been playing extremely well before his injury, scoring 28 points over his previous 20 games. Of course you’ll want to get him back in your lineup.

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Artemi Panarin’s name continues to be discussed in trade rumors, and someone here might be writing a fantasy impact piece of his trade in the next week or so. In the meantime he is a Blue Jacket and he continues to score. The Bread Man scored two goals and added an assist with a plus-4 rating in the Jackets’ 5-2 win. Yep, it’s going to be an interesting week and a bit to find out if he goes anywhere. The Jackets are in a playoff spot but are by no means secure. An idea making the rounds would see the Jackets trade Panarin to one team for picks and/or prospects, then trade picks and/or prospects to a second team for something that could help the Blue Jackets right away.

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Max Pacioretty entered Saturday’s game without a goal and with just one assist in his past five games. He broke that slide with two goals on nine shots in the Golden Knights’ 5-1 win over Nashville. Patches may not reach 30 goals again, but with 16 goals he’s just one shy of his season total from all last season while playing in 18 fewer games. So the move to Vegas has helped his fantasy value overall, even if he doesn’t reach the heights he did in Montreal.  

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Jeff Carter returned to the Kings’ lineup on Saturday, but he was held without a point in 18 minutes of icetime. He was placed on a line with Tyler Toffoli and Brendan Leipsic.

Jonathan Quick fell ill on Saturday, so Jack Campbell started for the Kings, allowing four goals on 24 shots in the loss. So it was the Kings’ turn to start an emergency goalie. Steve Jakiel, a former college goalie who is now a finance manager, was the emergency backup. I can’t recall an emergency backup ever being pressed into action, but I can remember years ago in Vancouver when a University of British Columbia goalie waited nervously on the bench while Johan Hedberg, the Canucks’ only healthy NHL goalie, was on the ice injured.  

With a goal and an assist on Saturday, Jake DeBrusk now has six points (3g-3a) over his last three games.

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Looking ahead to Sunday, Alexandar Georgiev will be starting for the Rangers in Pittsburgh. This will be Georgiev’s second consecutive start after stopping 31 of 33 shots he faced in win on Friday. Georgiev has reeled off three consecutive wins while allowing six goals over that span, so he has earned the opportunity for more starts. Meanwhile, Henrik Lundqvist has lost four consecutive games. It’s been awhile since there’s truly been a battle between the pipes for the Rangers, but we could be looking at one now as King Henrik is on the downside of his career.

For more starting goalie information, be sure to check Goalie Post.

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Potential Trade Targets in Net for the Flyers

From the moment Chuck Fletcher took over as general manager for the ousted Ron Hextall – even earlier for some – fans clamored for a new netminder. Alex Lyon and Anthony Stolarz were likely AHL-level talent, with the latter potentially capable of stepping into the role of a backup at the NHL level. Brian Elliott was good, but coming off a core muscle injury in 2017-18, he’d become a bit of an injury concern. Michael Neuvirth was a mediocre goalie who could put up a gem from time-to-time, but was an average at best goaltender in the NHL. Cal Pickard? No thanks.

With the NHL’s roster freeze set to thaw out as of 12:00 AM December 28th, it’s entirely conceivable that the Flyers, led by Fletcher, could announce a deal to provide some cover for 20-year-old prodigy Carter Hart. I believe if Fletcher had his druthers, he’d send Hart back down to the Phantoms ASAP, not because Hart’s a bad player, but because he’s gained some useful experience and could build on it at the speed of the AHL game.

The Flyers have been rumored to have interest in three goalies in particular over the past few weeks: Craig Anderson (Ottawa Senators), Corey Crawford (Chicago Blackhawks), and Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Kings). Unfortunately for the Flyers, the former two have suffered concussions with the Anderson likely to return to the ice sooner even though his injury was sustained more recently (December 21st vs. New Jersey) than Crawford’s (December 16th vs. San Jose). The most recent trade buzz picked up via Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos’ assertion that the Flyers have spoken with the LA Kings regarding Jonathan Quick.

Let’s take a look at how they stack up comparatively, keeping in mind that Anderson’s numbers reflect 31 games played and 30 games started, while Crawford and Quicks’ represent a data set of 23/23 and 14/14 respectively:

Each player’s save percentage is virtually identical at just at or slightly over 90%, while their goals against average hover in the mid-to-low threes. Their Goals Saved Above Average numbers are troubling in the case of Crawford and Quick compared to last year’s numbers (+13.9 & +16.86 respectively), but a real gain in Anderson’s case (-24.83 in 2017-18). Each goalie’s quality starts percentage is decent, though Crawford trails by a bit. Real Bad Starts is a funny stat, but what’s not funny is the 16.7-21.4% of games these guys have put up.

The next consideration – possibly even more important – is the remaining salary on each player’s contract as well as their age:

Craig Anderson, 37: 2018-19 – $4.75m, 2019-20 – $4.75m, 2020-21 – UFA

Corey Crawford, 33: 2018-19 – $6m, 2019-20 – $6m, 2020-21 – UFA

Jonathan Quick, 32: 2018-19 – $5.8m, 2019-20 – $5.8m, 2020-21 – $5.8m, 2021-22 – $5.8m, 2022-23 – $5.8m, 2023-24 – UFA

In terms of compensation on the Flyers’ side of things? There’s really no consensus. Quick is probably the best of the three, but he’s had hip issues and a $5.8m cap hit for four more seasons after this one could be brutal. If the Flyers believe Carter Hart could be ready to assume the role of starter in the next year or two, there could be a market for Quick if he were to stay healthy and prove effective. If not, he’d be an expensive backup for a couple of years. Corey Crawford would be an attractive option due to his consistently stellar play on a Stanley Cup winner over the past eight seasons specifically. He might cost you a pick or two and a decent roster player, but I can’t imagine Chicago requiring someone like Shayne Gostisbehere. Craig Anderson isn’t my cup of tea as a full-time starter. If the Flyers are looking for someone to split time with Hart, he’d be a much more attractive option.

The roster freeze ends in a few hours. Let’s see if Chuck Fletcher is ready to play.

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Fantasy hockey - Leading 250 rankings for the rest of the 2016-seventeen season

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Fantasy hockey - Leading 250 rankings for the rest of the 2016-seventeen season

More than a several goaltending conditions have introduced on their own as tricky to rank this season. The entrepreneurs of Sergei Bobrovsky, Devan Dubnyk, Braden Holtby or other these kinds of dependable stalwarts really should be thanking their fortunate stars that they never have to offer with any of the a lot of tough circumstances in NHL creases.

Anecdotally, it certainly feels like a exceptional season for goaltender benefit, with less players featuring consistency and reliability — even if it was only for modest fantasy benefit. Let’s get a speedy spin by means of all thirty nets for just a speedy thought or two on the present problem all over the league.

Anaheim Ducks: Affected person John Gibson entrepreneurs have been rewarded right after a slow start off with the 23-calendar year-outdated rounding into kind as a very clear No. 1 fantasy goaltender. Sizzling off the press: Gibson suffered an higher-physique injuries Saturday and left the game, however the injuries is just not major, for every the L.A. Day-to-day News. Nonetheless, Jonathan Bernier, as always, is a passable handcuff in Gibson’s absence.

Arizona Coyotes: Mike Smith is a single of those people rare commodities we stated in the opening: dependable, if unspectacular. He is a solid goaltender enjoying for a sub-par group, but the effects are at the very least predictable. It can be probable he could be a really solid No. two fantasy goaltender if your No. 1 is Holtby, Dubnyk or Bobrovsky, but his fantasy companion on your group demands to be elite.

Boston Bruins: Tuukka Rask is quietly turning in an additional elite season involving the pipes. He has the stamina and experience to press by means of and end as a No. 1 fantasy goalie.

Buffalo Sabres: Robin Lehner could be a No. 1 fantasy goaltender if he could get some separation on Anders Nilsson — and some offensive guidance. With the Sabres’ offense rounding into kind, it is really not a extend to imagine Lehner closing the season within the top 20 goaltenders.

Calgary Flames: Both of those goaltenders gave up a few plans on Saturday evening, offering us a pleasant reminder that this crease continues to be a mess for fantasy entrepreneurs. It can be regrettable, simply because there is enormous possible listed here for Brian Elliott or Chad Johnson to be elite, but neither has been equipped to maintain constant for more time than a month. We are nonetheless stashing Elliott and crossing our fingers, but that really should only be a System C at this position.

Carolina Hurricanes: Cam Ward, like Mike Smith, has available muted but constant fantasy benefit. There is benefit in consistency this season, but Ward is not going to get it done for you by yourself.

Chicago Blackhawks: Corey Crawford has not been as unbeatable as he was prior to an injuries in December, but he has a very clear starter’s mantle and the keep track of file to get back into kind. He is a tier down from the elite, but a No. 1 fantasy goaltender even so.

Colorado Avalanche: A tire hearth burning out of regulate, the Avalanche crease is definitely the last location to look for fantasy assist. Semyon Varlamov is a mess this season and Calvin Pickard can only do so significantly with no defense. Prospect Spencer Martin is the hottest to get tossed in the frying pan. He is a talented child, but this is no location for a 21-calendar year-outdated netminder.

Columbus Blue Jackets: Sergei Bobrovsky is in a race with Devan Dubnyk to be the greatest fantasy goaltender in the NHL this season. Lock him into your roster as a legitimate No. 1.

Looking in advance to the long term? In this article are the greatest drafted players at present exterior the NHL, led by Clayton Keller and Mathew Barzal.

We check out in with scouts and executives on each individual team’s prospective customers, such as those people closest to the NHL and those people who’ve manufactured the most development.

Entry-stage contracts are both equally an opportunity and a challenge for NHL entrance offices. Here is a look at the groups creating the most of their youthful talent and the pitfalls in advance.

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Dallas Stars: The actuality that Antti Niemi can give up six plans, get pulled for Kari Lehtonen and nonetheless get a acquire is quite indicative of the kind of game the Stars play. Even if this tandem were being lowered to a very clear starter, the group performs much too fast and loose for fantasy benefit in the crease.

Detroit Red Wings: Jimmy Howard was getting a renaissance campaign before finding harm, when Petr Mrazek has not been equipped to get his game heading. Rookie Jared Coreau has shown flashes, but his over-all ratios are nonetheless in line with what Mrazek has done in the course of the season. Whilst Howard was moved to prolonged-term hurt reserve, he is nonetheless predicted back in February. Stash him 1st and then, in a desperate problem, stash Mrazek, much too. He was a single of the NHL’s greatest netminders for the next half last season.

Edmonton Oilers: The wins are there and the ratios are just a shade guiding the elite goaltenders of the NHL … sure, welcome to the No. 1 fantasy goalie realm, Cam Talbot! This was not always predicted of the former Rangers backup, but he finished up in the correct location at the correct time for Oilers rebuild to ultimately get root.

Florida Panthers: Surprisingly, Roberto Luongo‘s physique of do the job this season has been a lot more in line with a No. two fantasy goaltender — probably a solution of the injuries woes for the Panthers, or probably a solution of his advancing age. Either way, he is finding enough rest thanks to backup James Reimer and really should operate out the season as a solid No. two.

Los Angeles Kings: Poor Peter Budaj. He is been definitely brilliant stepping into the crease when Jonathan Rapid was harm in the 1st game of the season. But with a return of Jonathan Rapid predicted in a little a lot more than a month, there continues to be a business sunset scheduled on Budaj’s fantasy relevance. Get pleasure from the journey right until then.

Minnesota Wild: Practically nothing to see listed here other than the class of the NHL this season involving the pipes. Only Holtby and Bobrovsky can challenge Dubnyk as your most secure bet to shut out the season as the greatest fantasy goaltender at this position.

Montreal Canadiens: Carey Price tag is much too fantastic not to do the job by means of his present challenges and really should be back in kind sooner than afterwards. That kind, of course, is elite for fantasy uses. It almost certainly is not going to get you any place, but go in advance and concentrate on a hurting Price tag owner for a trade correct now. You never know, as his quantities have been quite poor for a month now.

Nashville Predators: The over-all consequence has been solid, but it has not been pleasurable getting a Pekka Rinne owner this season. Up a single month and down the subsequent, Rinne entrepreneurs could want to batten down the hatches as February ways. That explained, he really should be high-quality. We proceed to advocate for handcuffing Jusse Saros as a precaution.

New Jersey Devils: Cory Schneider entrepreneurs suffered by means of some poor moments before this season, but he is rounded into kind in 2017. Logic and keep track of file suggest he’ll be a No. 1 fantasy goaltender for the duration of the season.

New York Islanders: Parting techniques with Jaroslav Halak and mentor Jack Capuano has left Thomas Greiss in a really fantastic location for the rest of the campaign. One particular a two-game shutout streak and enjoying like a No. 1 fantasy netminder, Greiss could appear shut to that benefit if the group continues to convert all over its fortunes in 2017. He is obtainable in half of ESPN leagues, and is a excellent pickup for the extend operate.

New York Rangers: Henrik Lundqvist is in the midst of the worst statistical season of his job, only manufactured a lot more about by the exceptional ratios supplied by Antti Raanta in aid. Raanta is on the mend correct now, which buys Lundqvist some time, but you greater think the Rangers will start off whomever gives them the greatest shot at a acquire down the extend. Lundqvist entrepreneurs really should be handcuffing Raanta anywhere they can obtain him.

Ottawa Senators: This has been a weird problem, with starter Craig Anderson off for the bulk of the season to be with his ailing wife. Mike Condon has done a excellent task of holding down the fort, but like Budaj with the Kings, there nonetheless seems to be a very clear sunset on his benefit. Anderson is predicted back before the end of the month and to stay with the group for the rest of the season at that position. The intelligent move is to scoop up Anderson now, who really should give No. two fantasy goaltender quantities at a bare minimum.

Philadelphia Flyers: Exterior of a extend of good results before this season by Steve Mason, the Flyers’ crease has not been a location of fantasy goodness. Desperate entrepreneurs could want to stash prospect Anthony Stolarz, who could wind up starting up a bunch of games late this season right after the group ultimately pulls the chute on both Mason or Michal Neuvirth, as both equally sport a sub-.900 preserve proportion this season.

Pittsburgh Penguins: Marc-Andrey Fleury has been brilliant when Matt Murray is not all over, and dreadful when he is. Murray has regained the starting up part and it appears to be like increasingly like he’ll only cede it by means of injuries. Fleury is nonetheless well worth stashing in leagues in advance of the trade deadline he could wind up elsewhere, with a even larger part, and also simply because Murray has a troubling injuries record in his quick NHL job.

San Jose Sharks: A marvelous plans-from regular (two.24) to go with a significantly less impressive preserve proportion (.917), but a ton of wins (24) that is Martin Jones in a nutshell. The end consequence is a single of our several steady No. 1 fantasy goaltenders. He is only a action or two down from the elite.

St. Louis Blues: Remaining guiding by his group on a road vacation in order to hit the reset button, Jake Allen demands to do just that. Neither Carter Hutton nor Pheonix Copley are the answer listed here, so the group demands Allen to get his head straight. He went eleven-3-3 with a two.39 plans-from regular for the duration of the 1st two months of the season, so there’s nonetheless a No. 1 fantasy goaltender in listed here someplace. Do not abandon ship yet.

Tampa Bay Lightning: Andrei Vasilevskiy is the anti-Marc-Andre Fleury. When Ben Bishop has been healthy, Vasilevskiy has looked like he really should be the starter. When Bishop was harm and Vasilevskiy became the starter, he is looked like he really should be in the AHL. Exterior of a hole in his quick aspect from the Coyotes on Saturday, Bishop has looked solid considering the fact that returning from the hurt reserve, and is the a single to individual heading ahead, but Vasilevskiy helps make a intelligent handcuff.

Toronto Maple Leafs: Frederik Andersen is a lot more probably to let a few plans than two most nights, but his group has been finding him wins. The sum has been a minimal-end No. two fantasy goaltender, just barely in competition for a starting up part in most leagues. There are no signs that problem will modify in the subsequent two and half months.

Vancouver Canucks: After on the lookout like neither goaltender would have any benefit early this season, the Canucks discovered a way to play group defense. The consequence has been a impressive turnaround and resurgence in benefit for Ryan Miller. Since Dec. 13, Miller is 8-1-3 with a two.31 plans-from regular, which is bordering on No. 1 fantasy goaltender territory. He is obtainable in fifty % of ESPN leagues, and is a smart pickup to shut out the season.

Washington Capitals: Braden Holtby is as Braden Holtby does. Whilst an additional file-location season for wins is heading to be rough, it is really not out of the realm of likelihood. If Holtby is just not the top fantasy netminder at the end of the season, it is really only simply because Dunbyk a bit edged him out.

Winnipeg Jets: Last in the alphabet, and probably most messed up from a fantasy perspective. After Ondrej Pavelec was banished to the AHL to start off the campaign, he is back and profitable games for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck is just not fairly prepared for the frequent starting up gig, and Michael Hutchinson is significantly greater suited as a backup, so Pavelec could just be the answer listed here for the Jets. As prolonged as they can rating four plans for every game, they really should be high-quality. As for fantasy usage, Pavelec, as he has in the previous, will be a location starter at greatest.

Forwards mounting and slipping

John Tavares, C, New York Islanders (up six spots to No. 27): How the elite players can modify their season on a dime. On Jan. eleven, Tavares was on tempo for 23 plans and fifty nine details this season, which would have been an enormous disappointment from the consensus superstar centre. Exactly 12 days afterwards, Tavares is now on tempo for 35 plans and sixty seven details thanks to an eight-plans-in-5-games outburst. He could not climb back to top-20 standing devoid of greater wingers, but Tavares already appears to be like like he is prepared to have the Isles on his shoulders again.

Aleksander Barkov, C, Florida Panthers (down eleven spots to No. 99): Whilst we consider mentor Tom Rowe’s “down for the season” opinions were being taken a bit out of context, it is really nonetheless scary to hear a mentor muse on the possible for no a lot more Barkov — nor Johnathan Huberdeau — for the remainder of the campaign. Until eventually we get a thing concrete, there’s no reason to jump ship totally. That explained, the ominous experiences really should have fantasy entrepreneurs discovering solutions.

Jordan Eberle, RW, Edmonton Oilers (up sixteen spots to No. 132): This is just not all from Eberle’s four-position Saturday evening. In actuality, his Saturday evening was a solution of what Eberle has been doing currently. Eberle’s been flashing his breakaway pace again of late, whether scoring on the odds or not. Despite the fact that, for the file, he has been scoring on the odds with six details in his previous four games. Irrespective of whether this signals a significant modify to his season-prolonged pattern of fringe benefit continues to be to be found, but when Eberle is on his game, he is about as harmful as wingers appear. We consider it is really well worth using a nearer look at him for the duration of the coming days.

Evander Kane, LW, Buffalo Sabres (up 34 spots to No. 147): On the entire, Kane has of course been greater currently, but nonetheless won’t look like a fantasy stalwart on the area. Just for pleasurable, toss out his 1st 5 games of the season and look at what he is done considering the fact that finding his 1st position of the campaign on Nov. seventeen. In that time, Kane has all 12 of his plans and 19 details in thirty games. In an eighty two-game season, that is a tempo for 33 plans and fifty two details. Toss in his 103 shots and forty five penalty minutes in that span, and all of a sudden you’ve acquired on your own a tidy little fantasy participant. Kane’s obtainable in sixty % of ESPN leagues.

Defensemen mounting and slipping

P.K. Subban, D, Nashville Predators (up two spots to No. 65): Again in action on Saturday, Subban won’t quickly rocket back to his lofty standing in the rankings. We require to see a lot more shots, a lot more minutes and a lot more scoring out of Subban before he can get back into the No. 1 fantasy defensemen tier again. We anticipate him to get there, but it could get a several games right after the All-Star break and finding Roman Josi back into the lineup.

Rapid hits

Whilst Tyler Bozak certainly justifies to be picked up on his present scorching streak, he is scored on 36 % of his shots for the duration of the previous 7 games. He’ll cool off shortly, so it could already be much too late to appreciate him.

Conor Sheary‘s precise position tempo this season, with zero changes, is 61 details in 75 games. Why in the earth is he only owned in forty six % of leagues? We get it, he is a star by affiliation with Sidney Crosby. But that is not modifying.

Jason Zucker is now a in addition-27 on the season. Even if you have some players on your roster who are probably to get a lot more details than him this season, never low cost the benefit he’ll convey to that class for you.

Andrew Ladd has further time to return from an undisclosed injuries for the duration of the All-Star break. When he is back, it will be his 1st games underneath new mentor Doug Weight. There could be a mandate for Weight to consider Ladd on the top line again. With the way Tavares is enjoying currently, the effects could be distinct.

We explained before the season started out that Ivan Provorov may end up getting ranked in advance of Shayne Gostisbehere by the end of the season. Whilst we are not prepared to replicate that in the rankings right until both participant is scoring at a greater tempo, Provorov is now foremost Gostisbehere 21 details to just 19.

Patrik Laine is using get hold of at follow, and hopes to get a game in with the Jets before the All-Star break.

Leading 250 rankings

In this article are the up-to-date rest-of-season top-250 rankings of forwards, defensemen and goalies, such as situation ranks.

Take note: Sean Allen’s top 250 players are ranked for their predicted effectiveness in ESPN common leagues from this position on. ESPN common stats consist of plans, assists, energy-play details, shots on intention, in addition/minus, penalty minutes and regular time on ice for skaters, and wins, plans-from regular and preserve proportion for goalies.

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[cuteandhughesy]

4 and 6 with anthony stolarz perhaps 🙈

prompt no. 4: "mhmm you taste like cotton candy" + prompt no. 6: "holy fuck I could cum just like this"

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the ferris wheel cart swings helplessly at the top of the ride, creaking and cracking under the weight of you and anthony.

it’s been broken down for almost 10 minutes—which in theory is pretty spooky. especially as the wind picks up, blowing the cart just enough to make you falter. the teenager running the ride has informed you all that the ferris wheel was experiencing technical difficulties through one of those cheap megaphones, and would be running again once maintenance got to the fair…in 30 minutes.

at first you’d been freaking out, even more so when you caught sight of your boyfriends nonchalant face and body language, attempting to stifle his giggling under the neck of his sweatshirt—but you caught it. but soon enough anthony as wrapping you in his arms, tucked against his side while reassuring everything is okay.

so you’re not sure what changed. it seemed like one moment your eyes were squeezed shut, hiding in his chest while you anxiously waited for the ride to start again—a ride that you didn’t even want to go on may you add—and the next your swapping spit with anthony like teenagers.

he’s so big, shielding you from the wind and the sun, hands all in your hair, making a mess of your clean strands as he holds and tugs. he kisses you just the way you need him too, hungry and messy.

your lips are surely swollen and undeniably slick, chasing and licking at anthony’s mouth like you can’t get enough. your tongues move together, sending tingles down your spine and to your core.

his large palm wraps around your thigh, dragging your entire leg across his own, making the ferris wheel cart sway under you. anthony’s bulge sits heavily against your knee, teasing you and effectively distracting you from the ride predicament.

he pulls away, chest heaving. “you taste like cotton candy,” he murmurs cheekily, pressing a lingering kiss to the side of your mouth. anthony’s hand slides back up your leg, rounding to your backside and giving the globe of your ass a firm and heavy squeeze.

you jolt at the feeling, holding onto anthony’s face tenderly, his stubble tickling your palm. he grins, dragging you even further across his lap—at this point you might as well be straddling him. “yeah?” you ask softly, tip of your nose nudging his.

anthony hums, leaning back in to reconnect your lips. your movements pick up right where they left off—quick and messy, toe-curling kisses that have you helplessly grinding against half of anthony’s leg, seeking release. your leg rubs deliciously against the bulge sitting hot and heavy beneath his thin shorts. every pass of your limb against his cock makes him grunt, length twitching and tip throbbing beneath his clothes.

“holy fuck,” he curses lowly, lips travelling down your warm neck—sucking and licking against every spot that makes you curdle. you’re panting, gripping at his roots as you continue running your clothes pussy over his thigh. “I could cum just like this,” anthony tells you, lips half turned up in a smirk.

before you can respond—or get down on your knees and suck his cock until you’re both dripping—the chart jerks to life, slowly beginning its journey back around the ferris wheel. you laugh, pulling off your boyfriend, taking your original seat beside him.

anthony doesn’t let you stray too far, wrapping his thick forearm around your shoulders and keeping you pushed into his side. just before your rickety cart stops at the loading platform, a worker ready to help you both off, he leans down, lips brushing against your ear. “I need us to go fuck in the car before we do anything else.”

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[cuteandhughesy]

which of my blurbs from my 1000 celly prompt list would you be the most interested in if it were turned into a longer fic 😛💗

also! i’ve hit a little writers block with the willy prompt request i’m working on! but i’m still slowly working on it—more blurbs are coming soon! promise.