#hockey breakdown

[jeannedarcgerard]

happy new year entering my new era (hockeyblogging) @lowrylesbian

[ziggyplayedguitar96]

I will never forget what we could’ve had ☹️

He would’ve made history too

[crossbackpoke-check]

Why I Am Not Coming In To Work Today [abridged], Jess Zimmerman

part one | part two

[unch4rted-territ0ry]

I don't know where I got this, could be Tumblr, Google, or somewhere, I don't remember.

But the only thing I fully agree on is Binner.

Hate the guy, but love him.

Because he literally does everything else, but goaltending.

It's funny to see him try rile up the crowd after he starts a fight.

Also, edit: hate the mullet, doesn't slay💅

[halliewriteshockey]

It sure is fun being told I’m the reason sales are down

[ohbo-ohno]

bo bo bo i am so glad you kinda sorta mentioned the asg bc i was definitely thinking of you the entire time as i watched the dogg make big fuckin' heart eyes at sid in front of god and gritty and everyone. threatening/bribing other teams not to draft sid??? calling getting him on his all-star team a dream come true???? saying he spent all night thinking about getting sid on his team???? some the fuck ON nathan have some decorum -391780

oh my god watching mackinnon and crosby talk about each other at the asg made me SICK!!!!!! they were literally GIGGLING!!!! did you see the interview sid did where he was wearing nate's jersey????????

(i typed this before realizing i was just repeating what you already said but-) mackinnon telling the other team captains not to draft sid?? auston matthews literally saying "well, nate said we can't take sid"?? sidney wearing nate's hoodie in an interview??? nate saying "my lifelong dreams have come true" talking about playing on the same team as sid??? and that's not even TOUCHING on how nate mackinnon said he thought it was "fate" that his hotel room for the playoffs (the year he won his first stanley cup) was 1787 (87 is sid's number)?? like oh my GOD how am i supposed to just go along with my day after this

i cant even with them

anyways!!! how very ghost and soap of them (with some personality shifts ofc....)

[coffee-at-annies]

I kinda wish they were talking about the game during the intermission, not how special the game is. I would love to hear highlights and analysis, not how amazing it is to be in a room full of women.

[rosesvioletshardy]

I AM A CHILD OF DIVORCE

[jeannedarcgerard]

not to immediately move on from my hockey-induced revelations about human connectedness and also no one asked but my hand-me-down favourite hockey guy is adam lowry of the winnipeg jets. if you were curious.

[eriecanal]

i forgot how to have unorganized hobbies in the school year. like i used to find time most nights to read for fun or watch sports. how the hell did i do that

[martyrbat]

[heartsaturn]

i am STRESSED out right now because of the john marino trade rumors. if he gets traded (which he probably will atp) i will actually cry please expect a breakdown from me and then no posts for a few days 😣

[frasermints]

the baseball bat influence on USAmerican stick side dominance is so fascinating to me

[anxsity]

BLAINE FORSYTHE FIRED

[thefactsofthematter]

ok I am officially invested in ur ted lasso-adjacent newsies au. tell me more 👀

ohoho don’t mind if i do!!

so. jack and race are my roy and jamie, because of course they are <3 and yes it’s hockey instead of football bc as rizz pointed out not too long ago, i already throw canadianisms into my dialogue without noticing, so now i can really lean into it lmaoo

jack is the captain of a fictional NHL team called the hamilton bobcats - he’s 34 years old and nearing the end (though he’d never admit that) of an incredibly successful career. he was once one of the biggest names in hockey, “the next gretzky” as people called him when he was first drafted, and he’s got stanley cup wins and olympic medals and everything you can think of under his belt. he’s also got a hot wife (kath) and 2 adorable kids and a mansion and a lamborghini, so he likes to think he’s doing pretty well.

race, on the other hand, is 19 - he’s just some kid from small-town alberta, still in the junior leagues, but he’s the #1 nhl draft prospect bc he’s got an unnatural level of talent for scoring and absolutely crazy stats… and everyone’s calling him “the next jack kelly” ;)

after a very shitty season (which definitely doesn’t have to do with jack being past his prime, no way), the bobcats manage to get first pick in the draft lottery, so of COURSE they sign race! pulitzer, the owner of the team, had been ready to stop at nothing to get him in a contract, so it’s lovely that it worked out so easily.

jack and race clash immediately, as soon as the new season starts - jack is a captain with a huge emphasis on the team culture of mutual respect and caring that he’s built over the years… and race is not used to that type of atmosphere at all, so he comes in, guns blazing, ready to be the best and fight his way to the top. he’s arrogant and rude, and it’s infuriating that he’s so goddamn good at playing and scoring goals that he can get away with his bad attitude. the other rookies (al and buttons and finch) flock to him, desperate to impress and get on his good side, and it throws a major wrench into how jack likes to run things.

cue plenty of arguing between those two, a sprace plot that i have yet to figure out the details of (except that spot plays for the habs bc ill jump on any chance to throw quebecois spot into another fic), and some eventual realization that maybe they can get along - likely spurred on by kath saying something along the lines of “jackie, you realize this whole rivalry thing you have going is with a child, right? he’s just a teenager,” prompting jack to reluctantly come to terms with the fact that all race actually needs is a mentor <3

[0rdinaryth1ngs]

ao3 is down what if i wanted to reread the silly little loscar fics for the 135th time instead of writing my actual own fics 💔