#kevin backstrom

[wyattjohnston]

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(alphabetical order by team, then by player)

updated: 4 Aug '24

* = contains smut

boston bruins

charlie mcavoy

kiss it better now

carolina hurricanes

andrei svechnikov

kinda hope they catch us

tyson jost

it’s me & you

out of ten

this is getting good now (series of one shots)

chicago

taylor hall

better at leaving* & i just keep coming back to you*

colorado avalanche

gabriel landeskog

‘til you give me all your love

nathan mackinnon

the second time

you always did feel just like home

dallas stars

jake oettinger

the saddest thing i know

roope hintz

no sound worse than silence

tyler seguin

ain���t no sunshine (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, playlist)

edmonton oilers

jeff skinner

your eyes look like coming home

leon draisaitl

lock in your love

florida panthers

matthew tkachuk

don't want to miss you like this

you gotta kiss somebody (sometimes)

montreal canadiens

josh anderson

what am i to you?

nashville predators

nick blankenburg

need a little company

new jersey devils

dougie hamilton

i’ll bet you didn’t even know

jack hughes

make it weird

we all have our secrets

we don't have no time to waste (series of one shots)

nico hischier

late nights in the middle of june (series of one shots)

not perfect (but we were)

turbulent

new york islanders

mat barzal

all eyes, they're on you (series of one shots)

uh oh

new york rangers

chris kreider

toward a feminine sea

philadelphia flyers

erik johnson

only all the time (series of one shots)

joel farabee

fell in love with you in stages

travis konecny

take me as i am (series of one shots)

pittsburgh penguins

anthony beauvillier

into moonlight (series of one shots)

kevin hayes

got a hold on me* (series of one shots)

how those rumours fly

ryan graves

never saw you coming

to hold your hand (would be the bravest thing)

seattle kraken

andre burakovsky

dreamer (just like you)

we look good together*

jamie oleksiak

my picket fence

your eyes look like coming home

st louis blues

colton parayko

open your heart to me

kasperi kapanen

let's get these wheels in motion*

toronto maple leafs

mitch marner

give the stars something to watch

morgan rielly

sache que je serai la tienne (series of one shots)

william nylander

let's get these wheels in motion*

vancouver canucks

brock boeser

and i had silly dreams

take you one day at a time (series of one shots)

elias pettersson

been a long time coming

jake debrusk

stay forever

quinn hughes

closer than i ever even knew

let's finish what we started

until the light shines through

vegas golden knights

noah hanifin

the one who needs saving

washington capitals

nicklas backstrom

give up the game

pierre luc dubois

never said a thing

tom wilson

in the shadows & still want more

winnipeg jets

adam lowry

breaking all the rules

[alpineshift]

find a blorbo!: a tag game for the new NHL season

RULES: Go through the roster of each NHL team and find at least one player that you can root for.

tagged by the legendary @imperatorrrrr ! my knowledge of hockey teams is spotty at best save for my top tier blorbos so just know that players come and go in my mind like ships passing in the night and I am not wearing my glasses as I witness them. If I know them I'll know them. More often than not I will look at a hockey icon and go "who?" 🫣

Anaheim Ducks - Brian Dumolin (Dumo! Former Pens! This is also how I found out he's now with the ducks wtf)

Boston Bruins - Charlie McAvoy

Buffalo Sabres - Jason Zucker

Calgary Flames - Kevin Bahl

Carolina Hurricanes - Seth Jarvis (Harvard shirt with huge arm holes. born 2002 looks like he's 36. Wrote his name with upside down goggles on messily but legibly then went oh hey! that's my normal writing anyway. absolute icon)

Chicago Hockey Team - Connor Bedard

Colorado Avalanche - Gabe Landeskog

Colombus Blue Jackets - Adam Fantilli

Dallas Stars - Wyatt Johnson, Jason Robertson (favourite paper mâché blorbos - two guys with :] smiles and cannot grow playoff facial hair)

Detroit Red Wings - Olli Maatta (fond of him from his Pens days)

Edmonton Oilers - Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Florida Panthers - Aleksander Barkov

Los Angeles Kings - Anze Kopitar

Minnesota Wild - Marc-Andre Fleury 🌸

Montreal Canadiens - Cole Caufield

Nashville Predators - Roman Josi

New Jersey Devils - NICO. NICO HISCHIER. DO YOU KNOW NICO? HISCHIER. NICO HISCHIER. IT'S NICO. NICO. 🦭

New York Islanders - Bo Horvat

New York Rangers - Mika Zibanejad (I learned this summer he's a DJ?? what??)

Ottawa Senators - Tim Stutzle

Philadelphia Flyers - Travis Konecny (tiki bar my fave genre aware fella)

Pittsburgh Penguins - Sidney Crosby (who doubles as the corporate-appropriate "celebrity" crush answer I have on rotation for icebreakers)

San Jose Sharks - Will Smith (I know he just got here but that tiktok of him swinging his bag around was very endearing)

Seattle Kraken - Jamie Oleksiak

St. Louis Blues - Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Mathieu Joseph (joseph bros accidental mutual high sticking moment in front of their parents u will always be famous to me)

Tampa Bay Lightning - Conor Sheary (also largely from his Pens days)

Toronto Maple Leafs - Mitch Marner (thinking of the :) tattoo he got recently :(((( )

Utah Hockey Club - John Marino (Johnnyyyyyyy)

Vancouver Canucks - Quinn Hughes (my most haunted guy)

Vegas Golden Knights - Zach Whitecloud

Winnipeg Jets - Genuinely, from the bottom of my heart, I do not know a single person on this team lmfao not a single guy here the Jets have finally stumped me

Washington Capitals - Nicklas Backstrom, Dylan Strome

[bondedpairs]

find a blorbo (nhl tag game)

RULES: Go through the roster of each NHL team and find at least one player that you can root for.

Yes, even the team you despise. Yes, even the team everyone despises. Yes, even the team who you dare not speak of.

i've only been a hockey fan a little over a month so i don't know everyone but here we go :)

kraken: my babies. all of them.

predators: roman josi you beautiful man

utah hc: no idea, i don't know them

stars: wyatt! also thomas harley and his lovely late night radio show host voice

flyers: jamie drysdale (even if i wish he wasn't there)

flames: nothing, sorry

canadiens: tiny flirt cole and giant puppy juraj are so special; also special mention to arber, that man is fine

sabres: jack quinn my beloved and his bf jj peterka (they all seem really sweet though)

blackhawks: connor bedard, kevin korchinski, frank nazar (you deserve better kiddos)

ducks: trevor zegras they could never make me hate you (+ grumpy werewolf mason mctavish)

red wings: nope

canucks: quinn aka huggy bear <3

devils: all. of. them

oilers: davo and leon have won me over, i fear

panthers: barky 🥹

rangers: reluctantly fascinated by matt rempe, please stay clear of head injuries hon

sharks: big fan of all the babies but will smith, mack, and luca specifically

blue jackets: love you adam and your expressive face

islanders: i know matt barzal and that's about it

leafs: matty knies and that cut-glass jawline of his <3 also sweet bby joey woll my beloved

golden knights: no idea

penguins: here for rutger mcgroarty only

kings: alex turcotte!

hurricanes: nothing

senators: much love to brady and his lil german boyfriend

capitals: brandon duhaime, beloved dirtbag + good overall vibes (ovechkin and backstrome)

avalanche: natemac is there, that's all i know

bruins: sway deserves better

jets: no clue

lightning: nothing, sorry

blues: the joseph brothers <3

wild: that cute russian guy, kaprizov

no pressure tags: @crossbackpoke-check @underoosstark

[dominiczimmermann]

Kevin & Tor, Asahidake Japan, 2017

[spoodle-monkey]

*Me cheering*

Dad: who are you even cheering for??

Me: both of them!

Dad: you can't root for both of them!

Me: I'm the only one watching this game, watch me!!

Side note: apparently I've developed a love of the Flyers this year. I blame @greymichaela

[nicklas-snackstrom]

flyers pride night!!

[x75-productions]

Game Recap - 1/8/2020 - Washington Capitals v. Philadelphia Flyers

Game Recap - 1/8/2020 - Washington Capitals v. Philadelphia Flyers The #ALLCAPS would fall to the #NowOrNever 3-2 after a Kevin Hayes shorthanded game winning goal in the second period.

Washington Capitals (30-9-5 65pts) v. Philadelphia Flyers (22-15-6 50pts)

  Game Recap:

In the second game of their back to back, the Washington Capitals would travel to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers. In the first period The Flyers would open the scoring with Travis Konecny’s 14th of the season, but the Capitals would respond with back to back goals from Nicklas Backstrom and Jakub Vrana to…

[boxscorehockey]

2021-22 Alphabetical Directory Fwd A-M

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Aho Sebastian Alexandrov Nikita Altybarmakian Andrei Amirov Rodion Anderson- Dolan Jared Andersson Lias Arvidsson Viktor Asplund Rasmus Atkinson Cam Backstrom Nicklas Bailey Josh Balcers Rudolfs Bankier Caedan Barkov Aleksander Barratt Evan Barre-Boulet Alex Barzal Mathew Batherson Drake Beaucage Alex Beauvillier Anthony Beckman Adam Bellows Kieffer Bemstrom Emil Beniers Matt Benn Jamie Bennett Sam Bergeron Patrice Berggren Jonatan Bertuzzi Tyler Bjorkstrand Oliver Blichfeld Joachim Boeser Brock Bokk Dominik Bolduc Zachary Boldy Matthew Bordeleau Thomas Borgstrom Henrik Boucher Tyler Bourgault Xavier Bourque Mavrik Bowers Shane Brabenec Jakub Bratt Jesper Brink Bobby Brisson Brendan Brown Connor Broz Tristan Buchnevich Pavel Bunting Michael Burakovsky Andre Buyalsky Andrei Byfield Quinton Caufield Cole Cehlarik Peter Chekhovich Ivan Chibrikov Nikita Chinakhov Yegor Chromiak Martin Chytil Filip Cirelli Anthony Coe Brandon Colangelo Sam Coleman Blake Colton Ross Compher J.T. Comtois Maxime Connor Kyle Copp Andrew Coronato Matthew Cotton David Couture Logan Couturier Sean Coyle Charlie Cozens Dylan Crosby Sidney Crouse Lawson Cuylle Will Dach Colton Dach Kirby Dadonov Evgenii Dahlen Jonathan Damiani Riley Danault Philip Dean Zach DeBrincat Alex DeBrusk Jake Dellandrea Ty Denisenko Grigori Doan Josh Domi Max Donato Ryan Dorofeyev Pavel Draisaitl Leon Drury Jack Dube Dillon Dubois Pierre- Luc Duchene Matt Duclair Anthony Dugan Jack Duke Dylan Dvorak Christian Eberle Jordan Ehlers Nikolaj Eichel Jack Eklund William Elvenes Lucas Eriksson Ek Joel Ertel Justin Evangelista Luke Fabbri Robby Fagemo Samuel Farabee Joel Farrell Sean Fedotov Ilya Fiala Kevin Finley Jack Firstov Vladislav Fix- Wolansky Trey Foerster Tyson Foote Nolan Formenton Alex Forsbacka- Karlsson Jakob Forsberg Filip Foudy Jean-Luc Foudy Liam Francis Ryan Frost Morgan Gallagher Brendan Gallant Zachary Garland Conor Gaudreau Johnny Giroux Claude Glass Cody Golyshev Anatoly Goncalves Gage Gourde Yani Granlund Mikael Greig Ridly Gritsyuk Arseny Groulx Benoit-Olivier Grundstrom Carl Guenther Dylan Guentzel Jake Gunler Noel Gurianov Denis Gusev Nikita Gushchin Danil Hagel Brandon Hall Taylor Hallander Filip Harrison Brett Hartman Ryan Hawryluk Jayce Hayes Kevin Hayton Barrett Heineman Emil Helenius Sami Henriksson Karl Henrique Adam Hertl Tomas Hintz Roope Hirose Taro Hirvonen Roni Hischier Nico Hoffman Mike Hoglander Nils Holloway Dylan Holmstrom Simon Holtz Alexander Horvat Bo Howden Brett Huberdeau Jonathan Huckins Cole Hughes Jack Hyman Zach Iaffalo Alex Jarventie Roby Jarvis Seth Jeannot Tanner Jenik Jan Jenner Boone Johansen Ryan Johnson Kent Johnson Wyatt Jost Tyson Kadri Nazem Kakko Kaapo Kaliyev Arthur Kalynuk Wyatt Kane Evander Kane Patrick Kapanen Kasperi Kapanen Oliver Kaprizov Kirill Kase Ondrej Karlsson William Katchouk Boris Kaut Martin Kayumov Artur Keller Clayton Kempe Adrian Kerfoot Alexander Khovanov Alexander Khusnutdinov Marat Kidney Riley Killorn Alex Kirk Liam Kisakov Aleksandr Klimovich Danila Knies Matthew Koivula Otto Koivunen Ville Konecny Travis Kopitar Anze Korczak Ryder Koshtov Yegor Kostin Klim Kotkaniemi Jesperi Kravtsov Vitali Krebs Peyton Kreider Chris Kubalik Dominik Kucherov Nikita Kunin Luke Kuokkanen Janne Kupari Rasmus Kuznetsov Evgeny Kyrou Jordan L’Heureux Zachary Labanc Kevin Lafreniere Alexis Laine Patrik Landeskog Gabriel Lapierre Hendrix Larkin Dylan Lauko Jakub Leason Brett Lee Anders Leschyshyn Jake Lindholm Elias Lucius Chaz Lundell Anton Lundestrom Isac Lysell Fabian MacKinnon Nathan Madden Tyler Malatesta James Malkin Evgeni Mangiapane Andrew Mantha Anthony Marchand Brad Marchenko Kirill Marchessault Jonathan Marchment Mason Marner Mitch Martino Ayrton Matthews Auston Mazur Carter Mcbain Jack McCann Jared McDavid Connor Mcleod Ryan McMichael Connor McTavish Mason Meier Timo Mercer Dawson Meyers Ben Miettinen Veeti Mikheyev Mikhail Milano Sonny Miller J.T. Mittelstadt Casey Monahan Sean Mysak Jan

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hello my friends, one singular person asked for this weeks ago so i’m here with my most unhinged rec list yet: tk and nolan.

now, this one was hard to reign in, so i really didn’t. this pairing had maybe 230 fics in the tag when i first started reading hockey fic, and it’s now over 900, and i’ve read far too many of them, and that makes it so hard to parse it down. so i just...didn't!

so with that said, please enjoy so you want to get into tknp: a beginners guide to a classic case of idiots to lovers

i told myself that i couldn’t rec an author’s entire body of work but then i remembered this is my blog and i do what i want, so i did some consolidating. here’s a list of the quintessential authors for this pairing, you can start at any of their profiles and pick any of their fics at random, and it’ll be one of the best ones for the pairing, hands down.

therainbowsedge: i’d start with the summer camp fic, or the sex toys one, as both beautifully capture the true idiots to lovers nature of this pairing, but just top tier writing all around

manybumblebees: the wedding fic is so tender and port stanley is a classic, but literally pick any single fic and you’ll have a perfect tknp fic. i’m not kidding

jamesvanriemsdick: their tknp fics in their series are some of the hidden gems of this pairing (the tk heartbeat fic makes me LOSE it) but the delaware fic or the seattle fic…..there’s really something for every mood

catchascatchcan: start with era of gods because i could write literal essays on how it’s some of the best fantasy worldbuilding i’ve ever read, but then just read everything else on their account, including non tknp fics. you won’t regret it

hackysack: ao3 user hackysack has written one of two timeloop fics that i absolutely adore, and i thought about just calling that one out in particular, but all of their work deserves the attention

canary: nothing to prove was the first tknp fic i ever read and i was immediately hooked. all of their fics are a good starting place for the pairing, and just really give you a feeling for the pairing

and now, for the fic recs!

to be, despite it all by smudgedfreckles

summary: or, nolan patrick’s gender thesis, by travis konecny.

why i love it: there’s not a lot ofo nonbinary characters in media, even in fic, but this fic’s treatment of nolan and their path to figuring out their gender just feels so real and made me feel so seen. tk’s characterization is also just top notch, and it’s just a super sweet story about two people who love each other

last ones standing by makeit_takeit

summary: If you’re committed to finding your future spouse, reads the last line of the ad, and are ready to look at yourself and your love life in a whole new way, apply now.

At the bottom of the ad there’s a link, and Travis finds his finger hovering over the screen, lip still caught between his teeth.

“I mean,” he says very reasonably, speaking out loud to his empty apartment like some sort of possibly-crazy person, “just applying doesn’t mean anything. Maybe I just fill it out, and see what happens. It’s not like I’m really gonna get picked to be on TV, come on.”

He snorts out loud, just to show his apartment he hasn’t lost his grip on reality or anything; he fully understands how ludicrous that would be.

Then he clicks the link anyway, because yolo or whatever.

why i love it: what part of a married at first sight fic doesn’t make you want to immediately dive right in? the concept is fun, the execution is absolutely flawless, and it captures their dynamic so well while letting it develop naturally

motivation by connectknee

summary: Kevin knows when to back off, the article said. He knows just when to shut up and leave Patty alone, something Travis has never known how to do.

why i love it: the thing i love about this pairing is that tk is loud and in your face, and nolan’s more reserved, a little quieter, a little harder to read. this fic does a really great job of exploring how tk could feel like maybe he’s just a bit too much and is one of my favorites in terms of miscommunication

a tenderness grows by rusesdeguerre

summary: Nolan wouldn’t say that landing a job as the Philadelphia Flyers’ psychotic and probably clinically insane mascot was a childhood dream of his. Maybe tangentially: playing pond hockey in –30°C weather and pretending to be Sidney Crosby is practically a rite of passage when you grow up in Manitoba. That, and experiencing the distinct displeasure that is thousands of mosquitoes sucking your blood out when your father drags you on a father-son camping trip into the backwoods of the northern Canadian Prairies.

why i love it: this was the first fic i recced on this blog, and i stand by that decision. a fic where nolan is not only not a hockey player, but is in fact the person in the gritty suit? absolutely perfect, and so charming from start to finish

meet me at my window by springsteen

summary: Travis has lived in Philadelphia for a few years now, long enough to know there isn’t a major city in America where superheroes don’t destroy an entire city block trying to save humanity or whatever. He can deal with all the super-shit, but Travis did not sign up for getting woken up from a deep sleep because some fucker’s trying to break in through his window.

(5 times the super-villain known as "The Cat" breaks into Travis's apartment, plus 1 time Travis invites him in.)

why i love it: there’s a lot of things to love here, but the concept is just absolutely one of my all time favorite aus ever. it’s fun and charming and the perfect glimpse into a world where heroes and villains exist, and what it’s like just to be a run of the mill kind of guy existing in it. tk and nolan’s back and forth in this make it so engaging, and it’s such a top tier fic

body’s in trouble by cloudsandpassingevents

summary: “Oh, sorry,” someone says. “Didn’t know anyone else was here.”

Nolan freezes, then turns around very slowly. When he looks up, Nicklas fucking Backstrom is standing behind him in a hoodie and baggy sweats, holding the biggest bag of Swedish Fish Nolan’s ever seen in his life in one hand.

“Uh,” Nolan says around the pop tart between his teeth. “Yeah.”

What the fuck, his brain helpfully supplies.

why i love it: from nolan’s inner voice, to the way the author explores all the dynamics within the team, to the way they write the unexpected but actually, it kind of makes sense friendship between nolan and backstrom, is just absolutely fantastic. there’s a lot of moments that circle back and build on each other in a way that really just makes it super compelling

rhizomatic foundations by lighthousetowers

summary: Twenty days after he moves in with Kevin Hayes, twenty days – three months, five months, depending on how you look at it – after not talking to TK, TK shows up at the front door with a plant the size of a basketball in his hands.

TK grins. "Patty, meet Reginald." He lifts up the plant. "Reggie, meet Patty. He's going to be your new - caretaker."

"What the fuck," says Nolan, not moving a single muscle.

Or: That Nolan can hear the plant talk might as well just happen.

why i love it: this is probably my favorite magical realism fic just about ever. it’s fun and charming and a little weird, but in the best possible way. there’s such a wonderful narrative in it, and lighthousetowers always has such beautiful writing, and it really shines in this one. the dialogue and nolan’s characterization are also part of what set it apart for me as one of the best tknp fics

in the dark of any town by mengetpegged

summary: If the voice has an accent at all, it’s a flat prairie Canadian, with none of G’s French-Canadian softness at the edges. But mostly, the accent is just ‘pissed off,’ which TK believes is a default setting for ghosts.

“Who are you?” TK asks, and he doesn’t like how strained his voice sounds, doesn’t like the tinge of anxiety tinting the rise of his question. He tries to regulate his breaths—in through his nose, hold, out through his mouth—but it feels like he’s not getting enough oxygen, which makes him panic even more.

“Someone with a fucking migraine, dickhead,” the voice says. “So keep the lights off and shut the hell up.”

(or: Nolan Patrick, Hotel X Ghost)

why i love it: i’m usually not super into ghost fics, both the spooky kind and the nonspooky kind, but this one is a rare exception. it’s charming and fun and tender and it’s got some of, in my opinion, the best characterization of tk and nolan in any fic. the way the author writes their dynamic and their dialogue is just unmatched

lets_make_this_moment_a_crime.mp3 by honeydripping

summary: Travis meets Nolan at a Midtown show in 2002 when he punches Nolan in the face. He can’t help it, “Like A Movie” just goes off.

But he does feel guilty about it.

or

TK and Patty work at a bakery together. They go to punk shows to pass the time.

why i love it: idk if anyone asked for an early 2000s emo/punk/alt au but wow! i sure am glad it exists! really the vibes of this fic, as silly as that sounds, are absolutely unmatched. i love the structure with the music, the development of their relationship, and just everything about how the author wrote the setting (there’s this whole thing with tattoos in it that makes me feel absolutely insane)

you’re ripped at every edge by you’re a masterpiece by conformityissuicide

summary: “Ugh, look, this yoga teacher has it out for me, man. And I can’t go back there without at least having some of the basics down. I’ve got to win this battle.”

“Yoga isn’t really something you win at,” Hartsy starts.

Travis cuts him off, “You can win at anything if you try hard enough.”

+++

OR that time Nolan's a grumpy yoga teacher and Travis realizes he wants to bone him and prove him wrong about Travis' non-existent yoga abilities.

why i love it: listen, if you want tknp, at least one of them has to be an idiot, and this tk absolutely captures the obliviousness i love to see in him in fic. it’s such a great characterization of them both and such a great concept (and even better execution)

you form a terror pack (and i’m aware of that) by dalmatienne

summary: “Can I help you?” TK snarks, both eyebrows hiked up in a way that has earned her many elbow checks to the ribs.

The chick looks down her nose, long thick eyelashes fluttering. Red-bitten lips part to blow a florid pink bubble and TK can smell the chemical sweetness when it pops.

“Yeah,” she says in this monotonous voice that seems almost at odds with her bubble gum and neon skates. She jams her stopper into TK’s thigh again, literally inches away from where it’d really hurt. “Tie ‘em.”

why i love it: to be honest, i generally don’t read rule 63 within hrpf, but this one is just absolutely knocks it out of the park. the concept (i fuckin’ love roller derby), the characterization of nolan, the pacing, the rituals, the tone of the entire fic, it’s just all around a perfect read from start to finish

thrills and grills by bitter_leaf

summary: Travis can’t even begin to wonder what he did in a previous life to incur the wrath of this fucking cook. Travis thinks he’s a nice person, doesn’t conduct himself in any way that could be considered particularly dickish, and unless this guy has some sort of issue with hockey bros or people from the boonies, he’s not sure how he started shit without even knowing.

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Patty has a vendetta. Travis just wants to eat his eggs in peace.

why i love it: honestly this is the enemies to lovers fic i’ve been waiting for. i remember seeing the reddit post when it first went viral and thinking it would make such a great fic premise, so stumbling across this one was just so wonderful. super engaging and fun and so hilarious to read!

nothing but room for you by fightingfuries

summary: When his agent tells him he’s going to be traded to the Devils, Nolan isn't sure how he feels about it. Might be easier if he was going somewhere farther away, like California or fucking Florida. Somewhere sun-soaked and foreign. Someplace so different from Philadelphia that he can forget he ever played for the Flyers, forget everything that happened there.

Or Nolan fucks up, gets traded, gets his shit together and falls in love. Not necessarily in that order.

why i love it: i cannot stress to you how much i love trade fics, and this one is one of my absolute favorites. the trade to the devils-so close to philly, still, but there’s more to distance than physical miles-was such an excellent choice and the split timeline adds so much to the narrative, and the emotions are real and messy and complicated in the best way

a couple of runaways (i’m glad you stayed) by overturnedgoal

summary: The person in the video he’s watching is super annoying. Some obnoxious holier than thou granola type who keeps talking about their environmental impact as if they aren’t driving a gas guzzler around, but the basic idea of living in a van, driving around wherever, camping all the time, just going hiking and swimming and seeing the whole country? It sounds pretty dope, honestly.

why i love it: i like to watch tours and conversions of vans/buses into tiny homes as a self soothing method, and this fic has the same impact that watching those do. it’s such a fun concept, and it’s so fuckin’ soft, and the dialouge between tk and nolan is just *chef’s kiss*

all candor and style in the crook of your smile by p3trichor

summary: It’s a photo of Nolan on his knees with someones’ fingers in his mouth, lips slick with spit. Travis flicks by it almost too fast and he’s only got seconds to decide if he wants to screenshot it, if he wants to just give up the ghost right then and there. Except Travis’s phone freezes momentarily and then the group refreshes, sidcros87, Bert59 and 14 others took a screenshot!

It’s gone before Travis even has time to process it and he already wasted his replay of the day on a stupid video of a stupid fish that Hayes caught.

Can you send me that screenshot Travis texts Bertuzzi before he can overthink it, his dick already stirring in his sweats. Tuzzi sends back the cry-laughing emoji and then the screenshot before Travis can be too annoyed at him.

Or, Nolan is being weird about Travis's break-up and TK is maybe not straight.

why i love it: i genuinely don’t think i have words for the amount i love this fic. it took me forever to actually read, but it’s absolutely one of my favorite fics, and it’s an absolutely riot to read. carter’s meddling and the presence of tyler bertuzzi both make it extra fun, in my humble opinion

[wyattjohnston]

this is an old masterlist, CLICK HERE for the new one which will be updated. i’ll delete this one in march ‘23.

all fic | the universe | my gifs

(alphabetical order by team, then by player)

updated: 13 Feb 23

* = contains smut

boston bruins

charlie mcavoy

kiss it better now

taylor hall

better at leaving* & i just keep coming back to you* devils

buffalo sabres

tyson jost

it’s me & you (colorado)

out of ten

this is getting good now (series of one shots)

jeff skinner

your eyes look like coming home

calgary flames

noah hanifin

the one who needs saving

colorado avalanche

alex galchenyuk

not shy of a spark* (series of one shots)

erik johnson

only all the time (series of one shots)

gabriel landeskog

‘til you give me all your love

nathan mackinnon

the second time

you always did feel just like home

dallas stars

jake oettinger

the saddest thing i know

roope hintz

no sound worse than silence

tyler seguin

ain’t no sunshine (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, playlist)

edmonton oilers

leon draisaitl

lock in your love

florida panthers

matthew tkachuk

don't want to miss you like this calgary

you gotta kiss somebody (sometimes) calgary

montreal canadiens

josh anderson

what am i to you? blue jackets

new jersey devils

dougie hamilton

i’ll bet you didn’t even know carolina

jack hughes

we don't have no time to waste (series of one shots)

nico hischier

late nights in the middle of june (series of one shots)

not perfect (but we were)

ryan graves

never saw you coming

to hold your hand (would be the bravest thing)

new york islanders

mat barzal

all eyes, they're on you (series of one shots)

new york rangers

chris kreider

toward a feminine sea

philadelphia flyers

kevin hayes

got a hold on me* (series of one shots)

how those rumours fly rangers

joel farabee

fell in love with you in stages

travis konecny

take me as i am (series of one shots)

pittsburgh penguins

kasperi kapanen

let's get these wheels in motion* leafs

seattle kraken

andre burakovsky

dreamer (just like you)

we look good together* capitals

jamie oleksiak

my picket fence penguins

your eyes look like coming home

st louis blues

colton parayko

open your heart to me

toronto maple leafs

mitch marner

give the stars something to watch

morgan rielly

sache que je serai la tienne (series of one shots)

william nylander

let's get these wheels in motion*

vancouver canucks

anthony beauvillier

into moonlight (series of one shots)

brock boeser

take you one day at a time

elias pettersson

been a long time coming

vegas golden knights

nolan patrick

found the cure for a broken heart flyers

say that we'll be together (series of one shots)

washington capitals

nicklas backstrom

give up the game

tom wilson

in the shadows & still want more

[callabang]

Fic Rec: Worldbuilding

fics that make you say “HOW are people this creative???”

tie a knot in your lifeline, wrap it around mine | thesedangers | Carter Hart/Ivan Provorov and Claude Giroux/Jake Voracek

notes: fantasy AU featuring war & captivity & sinister battlefield weapons. this is SO inventive and immersive, from the cultural practices to the language and belief system

This Time Next Year | Oplopanax | Tyson Barrie/Nathan MacKinnon 

notes: historical A/B/O set in 1870s Denver. there are no words to explain the depth of worldbuilding that happens in this fic vis a vis SOCIETY and RELIGION and BIOLOGY. i highly recommend reading the comments, where the author will casually expand on a thousand things you’d never even think to wonder about. technically this is a WIP, but the main story ends after chapter 22 to be replaced by a Jamie Benn/Tyler Seguin offshoot

Everybody Rides | LadyJanelly | Jamie Benn/Tyler Seguin

notes: very interesting polyamory AU; porn-with-plot forward but a lot of little glimpses about how this society is structured

The Woman In Blue | Ferritin4 | Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Ovechkin

notes: a medieval (?) fantasy AU where Nicklas is a priest and Alex is a werewolf. lots of gothic horror and fairytale elements, plus the punchiest last line i’ve ever read

spit cup | whitchbhitch | Michael Latta/Tom Wilson

notes: TECHNICALLY this could probably count as A/B/O trope subversion but it’s my rec list and i’m filing it here. a different take on alpha/omega biology and social roles 

Battery & Builder | ionthesparrow | Lawson Crouse/Travis Konecny, Paul Bissonnette/Adrian Kempe, Jeff Carter/Mike Richards

notes: extremely cool dystopia/sci-fi au with SOUL BONDS that allow people to CONTROL METAL. ionthesparrow also wrote the hockey at the end of the world series which is the absolute gold star of worldbuilding fic

bonus self-rec:

a beam of your sun that banishes winter  | callabang & manybumblebees | Carter Hart/Kevin Hayes, Nolan Patrick/Travis Konecny

notes: this is a medieval AU where they have vestal virgins who have to fuck the king for the harvest to be successful. can i make it any more obvious?

[checkthefeed]

BYND X MDLS 2017: Episode 2 – RV Tour of Death Warning: the episode above contains male nudity, one of the best methods done in 2017, perfectly-executed lip tricks, and scenes not suitable for children. For those unfamiliar, BYND x MDLS was formed by Swedish snowboarders Kevin Backstrom and Tor Lundstrom after being kicked off their native country’s national team for their prioritization of snowboarding’s fun versus serious facets. Their ratio, which skewed further toward the former than the latter, wasn’t in line with the team’s regimented program. With that decision, the duo’s chances of going to the Sochi Winter Olympics were eliminated—hence the name, pronounced phonetically as “beyond medals.” Kevin and Tor have a bond that, described as brotherly, might be understated, as that term is thrown around loosely. The duo are as close as any two riders in snowboarding, and BYND x MDLS is a personal brand representative of Kevin and Tor’s outlook, which disregards restrictions on-hill and off. Known associates include Halldór Helgason and Torgeir Bergrem, both of whom make appearances in the episode, along with Victor Daviet and Len Jørgensen. BYND x MDLS brought their brotherly brand of boarding to TransWorld SNOWboarding’s seventh feature-length film, Arcadia, dropping this fall!

[dominiczimmermann]

Tor & Kevin, Saas-Fee Switzerland, 2017

[kolyabackstroms]

Alternatively titled “So, your team got eliminated but you still wanna suffer”

[phantomfantaaa]

hockeys as vines/tiktoks (part 2)

part 1

[andrebearakovsky]

Caps Bromances

Most Prominent Bromances

Ovi & Nicky

The Brobeans - any and every combination of Willy, Burky, and Latts

Carlzner

Holts & Schmidty

Kuzy & Dima

The Russians - Ovi, Kuzy, and Dima

The Swedes - Nicky, Mojo, and Burky

Criminally Underrated Bromances

Alzner, Carlson, and Beagle

Schmidty & Chorns

Kuzy & Mojo

Holts & Grubi

Alzner & Nisky

Nisky & Dima

Oshie & Shatty

Burky & Mojo

Nicky & Mojo

Nicky & Burky

The Top Line - Ovi, Nicky, and Oshie

The Lunch Pail Line - Winnie, Beags, and Willy