#my loves (not u desmith)

[babygirlboeser]

i missed them <3 some faves from day one of stars training camp

[tojisun]

(sorry from a hockey noob) can you explain the hughes post you reblogged? it feels angsty but i dont know enough about hockey to get it:,(

hii of course :3 and u dont have to say sorry my love :((

i think all of the photos used in this edit were from game 7 of canucks vs oilers in may 20th. the canucks lost then, and thus were eliminated from the playoffs; they didnt advance to the semis

the lyrics match the legacy of the canucks who had such a bad run in the previous seasons and had surprised everyone this season with such an amazing performance. their coach even said, “[canucks] put respect back in that jersey and in this city.”

that said, they still lost, thus the edit 🥹

too much rambling under the cut so u can honestly ignore this

the lyrics used are particularly fitting bc of canucks’ recent history (specifically post-2011). they went from a powerhouse (still with off-moments, of course) to a struggling team (dramatic decrease in chances of advancing). there were so many shuffling and trading between players and staff, and canucks was quite literally burning for a while. thats not to say that there are no good players because there are, but the team struggled so much

come 2023-2024 season with quinn hughes (#43) as the captain. (just as a background: he is the 15th captain of the canucks, the youngest active captain so far, and the first defenceman to be the captain in decades. he’s also the first american-born captain of canucks.)

after three consecutive seasons where they failed in making it to the playoffs, hockey and canucks fans had no high expectations this season for canucks. that doesn’t mean no one watches them, but it wasn’t as fervid. then they finished first in the pacific division, advancing in the playoffs

and not just advancing, but it meant they were the highest to be qualified to advance. it was big. i remember coming back home from work, hearing actual celebrations by rogers arena bc honest to god no one expected this turn of events, especially after such tough consecutive seasons years prior

then the playoffs games, and i swear this team is cursed somehow. not only one but two of their goaltenders were injured. demko (#35) is their main goaltender but he was injured in a game and had his season ended just like that. desmith (#29) subbed in but this guy also got injured during the season!! so you know what canucks did? they went and grabbed silovs (#31) who was playing most of the 2023-2024 season for abbotsford canucks in the ahl games (kind of the juniors of the nhl) because v.canucks ran out of seasoned goaltenders

(silovs is good. really really good. no shocker there bc he was named the mvp for the worlds championship; it was the first time that latvia won the worlds in first place)

one of their powerful forwards, boeser (#6) was also injured in this season during a clutch moment—he played until game 6 against the oilers but was, unfortunately, too injured to advance to game 7.

despite these piling injuries, canucks’ plays this season was electric. they made miracles happen—often by turning the tides to their favour at the very last minute. it’s how they won against nashville predators and how they had hoped to win against edmonton oilers

but it was not enough so in game 7, may 20th, vancouver canucks lost 3-2. (game 6 was devastating; 1-5). the best of 7 fell to the oilers so they were the ones who advanced

it was honestly so heartbreaking. hughes himself even said that the loss felt so abrupt that he couldnt even think about hockey for a while. it was just sad. boeser even piped in how he was wondering what wouldve changed if he wasnt injured, and that the loss in game 7 felt personal to him. its…

yea

god im so sorry i rambled. im full of little things ik abt this man and this team but all the ppl i talk to know it already so i kinda. exploded on u 😭

hope this, uh, answered ur question

[lowkeyhockey]

pens + avs 3, 6, 10, 19 :>

hiiiii and thank you for the ask :D

my thoughts on their goalies

PENS: 

- matt murray is an underappreciated boy in the fandom, probably because (we) pens fans are still crying over flower. but he’s a cute, lanky boy with adorable pups who’s saved our asses a time or ten and t b h we’re pretty lucky to have him especially considering the current state of our defense

- casey desmith is a big Yikes with a history of violence against women and IDC how good you are or what team you’re on. f uck that, give me Precious Confused Child emil larmi  instead. or idk tristan jarry, though he’s probs not sticking around for long

AVS:

- phillip grubauer  is Large and So Handsome and his helmet is dope as shit, i love that for him. his beard game is off the charts and h o n e s t l y i lowkey think he’s too gorgeous for even the avs. also a solid goalie that the avs are lucky to have. elite? the stats says to give him a hot min but he’s elite in my heart and is my fave out of all the goalies in this list

-  pavel francouz - frankie? - is pretty af bc the avs are nothing if not #OnBrand and tbh i know nothing about him but if y’all are hyped then im hyped, just give me a sec

who i’d fight on the team

PENS:

- sidney crosby. 110%. i’m v smol and i think he wouldn’t say no to fighting me bc it’d be like saying no to and disappointing a Child. but i also think he wouldn’t Actually hurt me, which would be a plus. but if he does? yk what good that bitch deserved it 

AVS:

- nathan mackinnon. he’s too large and too pretty it’s disgusting, please allow him to destroy me. i’m down for it. he’d probably be down for it. i just have to get him good and pissed first >]

who the most valid player is

PENS: 

- evgeni malkin and kris letang. two good dumb boys, trade them and i’m fucking leaving, that is the l i n e. they work so hard, make the occasional dumbfuck moves, and i love them beyond words. (also their wives and kid/s are a++)

AVS:

- gabriel landeskog - the love literally everyone on the team has for their captain is too pure for words and he deserves nothing but good things after how he pulled through his first season as freaking captain. (and the next couple of seasons after that weren’t great either but freaking gabe the babe? is a Survivor and has to have been a great leader to have gotten the team to pull thru

- nathan mackinnon, because i’m #shameless about having faves. but he’s funny and he seems smarter than his #dumb golden retriever PUPPY personality might lead u to believe and his interview with barstool was just. everything i didn’t know i wanted/needed. boy was open about his temper issues and his feelings about his performance and how it affected him AND about how much he loved sidney crosby and like. those are all??? such valid things??? i love him???????

- avs social media team, not a player but you know w hat they’re about as good as gritty at getting non-avs (or flyers) fans and even non-hockey fans curious about the team/game. f uck yeah they’re valid

[fhock-me]

dude ok so u already know that i love the bruins and whatever. but like as a fellow goalie i can’t help but feel so freaking bad for desmith like he had one save? and let in three goals in 5:30? that just makes me feel so bad for him. honestly if it was me i’d just start balling my eyes out