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So I posted it on my Twitter, but thought why not on tumblr as well 😅
Only so I can get back to it, when I want to write a fic.
What would be funny is if the whole Hollander friend group gets together with the Rozanov friend group. Like these are the scenarios:
Cliff Marleau x Hayden Pike x Jackie Pike
Cliff Marleau during one of his party nights accidentally walks in on Jackie and Hayden hooking up. Like this was initial meeting of Jackie and Hayden, but like Jackie noticed before on the dance floor that Hayden was eyeing Marleau too. So she invites Cliff to join, at first Hayden was in denial but the moment Cliff showed interest in accepting he admits that he is interested too. Even after Hayden and Jackie got married, the three of them would still meet up as much as possible but Marleau was free to do whatever he wanted. Until at some point he realized he did want more from them, but a three people relationship becoming serious was never possible… right?
J.J. Dagenais/Boiziau x Sasha
I shall speak my truth for anyone that watched Off Campus here are my thoughts:
Sam as Garrett and Misa as Hannah for Samisa (Cherny as Justin)
And
Will as Dean and Mack as Allie for Willmack (honestly for the role of Sean either Perron or Lane or Wetsch I really don’t mind anyone 😅)
Okay, now I need hot Stevie Y pics, also, bc I am so, so dumb, were he and Federov friends? (I just googled to see if they were roughly same age-5 years apart). Okay, in my google also stumbled on nhl individual records, and- most blocked shots in one season, apparently 14-15 flames was not a great season, idk.
Yes, they’re very good friends! I know I find it hard to keep track of which historical players are which sometimes, because Hockey Stat Bros toss names and numbers around in isolation, which seems silly in a sport that has such great pairings and relationships. So some context:
The Red Wings were really bad in the ‘70s. They drafted Steve Yzerman in 1983, despite not really wanting him. He was kinda small, and they wanted what someone else got first, which I believe is the Red Wings’ motto. They planned to send him down to the AHL to see if he’d grow any more, but he was a workout freak before Rod the Bod and after training camp they were too scared not to let him into the league. He turned out to be very good, the first 18 year-old rookie All Star, and they made him captain.
Stevie Y, his puffy hair, and his very buff neck
Sergei Federov* is often described as “one of the Russian Five,” the full set of two Russian defenseman and three forwards that the Red Wings were able to ice together in the late ‘90s. But the Red Wings actually acquired him years before the full five came together.
He debuted on the CSKA Moscow “Red Army” team at 16. The nickname is not metaphorical, CSKA stands for Central Sports Club of the Army, and the players are legally Russian soldiers. (Russian players today still have military duty, which is...selectively enforced, but unlike Malkin’s story, in the ‘80s players might be shot for desertion.)
But in 1989, one of Sergei’s young friends and four of the Red Army’s most veteran players defected to the US after a series of trials and tribulations and declarations of love in the rain**. That made Detroit willing to take the risk of drafting Sergei and one of his teammates that summer.
Problem was Sergei had no idea what a Red Wing was or where to find one. He did know what a Steve Yzerman was, from international tournaments. He was five years younger, and a big fan. The Red Wings recruited journalist Keith Gave (who later wrote the book about it) to slip him a secret letter, which Gave hid in a handy booklet explaining the team. Sergei responded, and the Red Wings sent him another pamphlet which contained more deets on Stevie and a Corvette catalogue.
We don’t know that this picture was in there, but we don’t know it wasn’t either
Sergei was like, ‘sweet, but I would like to wait until I finish my service next year because of the shooting thing,’ and then the Army decided to extend his service, because armies can do that.
At that point someone hunted Stevie down in the gym to check if this all was worth it, and he looked up from his exercise bike to tell them, “Oh yeah, he’s better than me,” so they kept at it.
In July of 1990 Sergei’s team came to the US for a tournament. He insisted on playing the tournament, and then ran out and hopped in a Red Wing official’s car to drive off. He was alone as a Russian in America and would be for a few more years. He spent that summer at the pool, working out, making ‘90s health food, and wheedling the Red Wings to let him into the rink to work out more.
When the season finally started, he made sure the equipment manager, Mark Brennan, reserved a certain jersey: #91. Yzerman wore #19. Brennan says, “He told me he wanted ‘to be like Stevie.’”
Yzerman, who was infamously bad at taking compliments, responded to that by calling Sergei casual and chill things like, “Best skater I’ve ever seen,”
“In my opinion, he's the best player in the League. He is different than Wayne and Mario,”
and “Sergei is a game-breaker for us anytime he's on the ice ... He's the most talented player I've ever seen."
By the end they played 13 seasons and won 3 Stanley Cups together.
*the NHL has a bad habit of turning Cyrillic letters into Roman letters that kinda look similar. It’s more correctly spelled as Fyodorov
**Larionov and Fetisov and all this would take a novel of their own
Stevie Y has spent his whole executive career proving he’s not just a pretty face, and I’m just trying to undo it a bit
Some Warso thoughts from a long-time fan because I don't know where else to put them and I saw you talking about him in your blog yesterday so...
Ehem... When Warso first came to Sharks, I actually was quite happy because the idea that a young coach might grow with a young team sounded really good and I was so sick of the same 10 guys being recycled from team to team and I thought a new face would be good.
However, what I see right now is Warso is behind on development compared to his young guys. Developing the youth is playing them and letting them make mistakes but also teaching them respect and being an authority figure. Mack is known to be a bit of a brat, and Warso absolutely cannot control him. Warso obviously worships the ground he walks on (anyone would) but he has absolutely no control over him, which might be spreading throughout the team. Does Will really care about Warso? Does Misa? Does Sam? I honestly don't think so. He uses a timeout and it's ineffective, his only strategy is panicked line blending and PK and PP have been plainly bad with no real improvement. Warso just isn't the type of coach players rally around, players wanna play for. The culture in the locker room is thanks to the guys themselves, and when they play they play for each other, not with the encouragement from their coach. When was the last time anyone on that team praised or even talked about their coach? I don't remember. But I do remember at least 5 instances where someone made a veiled comment about him (I'm just gonna play my own game, chemistry with my linemates etc.)
And this might be a stretch and overthinking on my part, but I do think Warso hates Will and if it was up to him, Will wouldn't be on that first line. But he can't take him off because whatever Mack wants, Mack gets and he honestly doesn't have a solid reason he'd be able to give to the media or to Grier because Will and Mack have been very productive together. Warso likes a heavy defense type of play and Will doesn't suit that game at all, so maybe that's why he isn't really fond of him.
On the technical side of things, Warso just isn't a good coach. The younger guys seem to be developing on their own with experience and with what they learn from each other. The defense has been making the same mistakes for years without any real improvement which screams a coaching issue. PK has failed 11 times in the last 18. PP looks like a passing practice. Individual effort carries the team, not the coaching desicions. Let's not even get into the shootout order or OT lines everyone knows how they've been going.
If Sharks want a new coach, I think they'd be able to get it easily after all this. Sharks have a stacked offensive talent, they will have the new face of the league on their roster, they have a young goalie who has a very good potential and what they're lacking is a good defense which can be remedied since they will have a very long window to succeed. I think Warso knows this and this is why he's been lashing out and panicking. Normally, not making the playoffs would be fine for this team but Warso has been gunning for it so hard. Why? Because making the playoffs would probably ensure his job security for next season, which he doesn't have now. Even if he continues on, he'll be on a very short leash and Grier will be looking around after every week without improvement.
And no, I don't think Mack respects Warso. I think if you asked him who Warso is, it would take him 5 minutes to remember who he is. It also seems to me like Mack values power and control over money, so he might take a discount (to preach it's about winning à la McDavid) and choose to make gentleman's agreements with Grier over certain things. Like a new coach! Who knows.
I agree with everything. Mack doesn’t respect Warso. And it’s not about him being undisciplined or anything, you have to earn players’ respect and make them believe in you. Every time I see Warso speaking in the locker room after a win I cringe a bit because it feels like nobody gives a fuck about him or what he’s saying.
do you think Mack is more into will right now than Will is into Mack? Why, or why not?
have you ever played hockey? Do you rfp with other topics?
Nonny, I’m sorry but these two are 100% equally down bad for each other. Like there is no imbalance here. If this ends up being unrequited I will legally change my name to Bobo the Clown 🤡
NOW… would you believe me if I said I find Will’s devotion way more narratively insane?
Because just take a second and look at who Will Smith hockey is. This man has lived his ENTIRE life surrounded by boys who would catch a grenade for him, throw their heads on a blade for him [cue Bruno Mars]. He was the center, the glue, the sun that the BC line orbited around. Constantly surrounded by like 17336363 Brunnets + Will Vote ready to hang, vibe, do whatever Will wants at any hour of the day.
And then he gets to San Jose and what does this social butterfly do?
Picks one (1) Macklin Celebrini and goes full imprint mode. Like I’m sorry but the behavioural shift?? INSANE.
This man is out here:
1. Changing his personal TikTok to a joint one with their initials and basically soft-launching via a hype reel to the most unhinged song choice imaginable.
2. Curating, planning, and executing little dates specifically for Mack. Booking candlelit dinners at Carbone (be so serious right now). Finding new cafés so they can sip coffee and stare at each other like freaks.
3. Putting on silly romcoms and comedies just to keep Mack entertained and out of his head.
4. Baking chocolate chip banana bread just to watch Mack inhale 80% of it.
5. Smiling fondly while recounting how Mack punched his windshield. [Alexa play “Beautiful Trauma” by Pink]
6. Sneaking out of his own birthday party/Catan night with the boys just to find a quiet room so he and Mack can be together.
And don’t even get me STARTED on the career choices. Lifetime center → voluntarily moves to Mack’s wing → now fighting for his LIFE to stay there despite Warso benching him for sport, insane expectations, constant comparisons, and every hockey bro with a podcast breathing down his neck.
Like… HOW is this man not crumbling under that pressure?
Because he doesn’t feel it like that. All he has to do is glance to his right, see Mack’s gap-toothed grin, and suddenly it all makes sense again. That’s the payoff. That’s the reason. He’d rather suffer through all of that than have an easier, quieter life as a comfy 2C away from him.
And the way he just… lets Mack walk him like a dog (!) one look and he’s following, glued to his back, nodding along to every rant like it’s gospel. He is fully content being Mack’s emotional support human, his joy, his anchor to reality. Because he loves that chaotic wonderboy as a PERSON, not the generational talent everyone else is trying to turn him into.
Meanwhile Mack is all “look at me, notice me, pay attention to me me me ONLY me” which is adorable and loud and obvious and very him.
…but Will? Will is quiet, intentional, I will restructure my entire life around you level devotion. That’s the one that makes me insane.
So to answer your question: no, I don’t think one is more into the other. I think they’re both equally cooked. Just in different fonts.
And lastly—no I haven’t played hockey but I can skate! And I’m not new to shipping/RPF, just new to having a whole Tumblr about it. My past ships include J2, Tessa & Scott, and Kenny Omega/Kota Ibushi… so yeah clearly I have a pattern 😭
what's the big deal about halifax ?
This is why we should always welcome in new fans to the ship! We get to relive all these moments again like when we first learned them ourselves. Come walk with me Willmack virgins.
SidCros runs a training camp in Halifax (this is where he is from) over the summer. The training camp is known as "Team Canada Camp" as it is usually heavily Canadian. It is invite only and a huge praise to get invited.
This past summer Mack is invited to train (most likely cause he was a shoe in for the Olympics and he had just participated in Worlds). The fandom obvs did not know this ahead of time. Then an anon comes to one of the OG Willmack blogs and reveals not only is Mack in Halifax training but SO IS WILL.
We later learn Will was not invited to the camp. But rather just invited by Mack to come along with him (this was confirmed in the Spittin Chiclets pod this fall). No one had any idea Will was coming until the last minute.
Why is this weird? First, Will is American and usually Americans do not get an invite (even though it has happened a few times before). Second, Mack just rocked up with Will like if I am training at this super special camp so must my super special 4th overall draft pick? BFR Mack. Weirdest IRL shit he has ever done. Told this story to my IRL who plays hockey in beer league with me and they just replied "wow he is rude who would do that".
Now you have been gifted the Halifax lore. Enjoy! And yes there are 2 photos and videos that show this all happened. In both photos they are posing in their usual waist/neck grips. One there is even a kid between them. Neither are even aware a child is in the photo.
Tarot anon 🔮
Disclaimer: this reading is alleged and for entertainment purposes only. Not to be considered as fact.
How did team Canada/Halifax team feel about Will showing up with Mack to training camp?
Answer: 6 of swords, queen of swords, ace of swords, page of pentacles reversed, judgment and 8 of cups
Initially there was a lot of distancing from it as a group or just not getting involved and having opinion.
They were aware he was coming beforehand but they just wanting to train and i dont think anyone cares beforehand tbh
Here’s the gut-wrencher: some players thought that Will didnt deserve to be among them in the elite camp? What does he bring to the table? He’s not ready to skate with us or keep up
8 of cups is emotional distance. Again he’s here but we wont emotionally engage or get close to him ( Will)
Clarification card: the lovers rx
Some of the players questioned why Sid allowed it. They felt like it wasnt a great fit and a misalignment 👀
In honor of the canadian men's team arriving in milan, here's a little treat form tarot anon. (sid and mack's povs will be coming soon, we've gotta stretch these readings so they last through our willmack content dought)
i've been very curious what the other team canada players thought when recent gold medal winner, mr usa, will smith hockey showed up in halifax on will's arm so i decided to ask tarot anon.
to me this reading does make a lot of sense right? like there was no reason for him to be there. mack, while being the next coming of sidney crosby, is still a kid that only just barely earned his spot at this super special training camp that not even connor bedard was invited to
and somehow he just HAD to bring his super special boybestfriend along... if i was literally any other team canada player, who probably didn't get an invite after their rookie season, i'd be pissed and confused too ngl
Tarot anon 🔮
Disclaimer: these readings are alleged and for entertainment purposes only
Question: how did Mack feel about brining Will to Halifax with him?
Answer: 8 of cups, ace of swords, queen of pentacles reversed, 8 of swords reversed, ace of wands reversed and queen of swords
He literally didn’t want to leave Will behind lol ( weren’t they already separated during worlds?)
Mack feels comfortable training and learning around Will, also it was kind of a gesture of goodwill/showing off towards him??!🤔
Mack did fee hesitant not because of Will but he didnt want to burden anyone or cause awkwardness but the Ace shows that his decision was final when he asked and brought him alomg
I sense that Will wasnt really that free lol. He didnt have much time or he was going thru something but understood that it was an opportunity and showed up anyway
Sidney:
6 of pents, 7 of cups, 10 of swords reversed , justice, 4 of swords reversed, 7 of wands
LMAO
Sidney was like its ok bring your peasant friend ( joke) go magnanimous Leo King lol
However, i do read that he knew it would cause trouble in the future? Sidney was completely blindsided by Mack’s request. He never expected someone who came the 1st time to ask that.
I think someone asked him before if he could bring a plus one and he said no and that’s what he was hesitant about.
He kind of felt pressured to say ok but then he knew that others wouldn’t dare say anything because he rules with the camp with an iron fist.
Justice, 4 of swords rx and 7 of wands.
Sid also knew anyone who opened their mouth would get a piece of his mind and he wouldn’t be quiet about it
Basically what Bratlin wants, Bratlin gets
I love how Will literally didnt ask for this and didn’t even feel like he wanted to go lol
Halifax pt. 2 (in honour of the men playing their first game today)
Will showing up in Halifax will forever be so damned curious to me. Because it is literally the most insane way they could have hung out over the break
either of them visiting each other's hometowns, or going on a trip together would have been less insane because of the team canada of it all
i haven't done my research, but i'm assuming very few players get invited to this camp during their rookie season, and then boyking macklin celebrini just brings his team usa bestie along for the ride
blah blah release blah blah enter smith, 20.
It's been so long since I was in the hockey rpf fandom and like
I love how even in all those years and it's been like 10+, the type of fic for some of the pairings is still the same. The vibe of the fics for the pairings (romantic/platonic/somewhere inside or outside of those) all kind of hit the same.
Sid and Geno: Oh, there you are. I've been looking for you.
Jamie and Tyler: I think I can finally find a home in you.
Toews and Kane: Everytime they mention you, they're going to mention me too.
TK and Nolan: I don't think I could ever get tired of you.
And the new ones to me that already have their own.
Connor & Leon: You're the only one I want to do this with.
Nico and Jack: I am constantly impressed by everything you do.
Jamie and Trevor: We just keep finding our way back to each other.
Nate and Makar: Very few things have caught my attention the way you have.
Auston and Mitch: You took my breath away and I don't think I'll ever get it back completely.
Will and Mack: They're never going to be able to untangle my name from yours.
I just love it.
Everyone gets an A+
jamie + trevor + MARCH 18
when you know, you know
this is my favorite genre of willmack
Guys I think I figured it out
02/26 - first game back after the Olympics (Sharks lose badly)
02/28 - Willmack don’t show up to practice the day before and show up to the game together. (Sharks Win)
03/1 - Willmack show up together to the game once again (Sharks Win)
03/3 - who knows wth Willmack were on this day. Smelling salts and all clingy with each other. Anyways. (Sharks Win)
03/6- 03/10 - Willmack doesn’t show up to games together. Or do their crazy interactions together on the bench. (Sharks lose 3 games in a row)
03/12 - 03/14 - Willmack show up to the game matching from basically head to toe, a spitting image of the same outfit. (Sharks Win)
Point here is, Willmack need to keep being their crazy, weird, clingy, selves and keep matching and have their insane bench moments so we can keep winning. Who knows maybe that energy radiates to the rest of the teammates and brings us luck.
(also hope Cherny is okay, my heart dropped when I saw him go down and not be able to get back up❤️🩹)
Hard to see Will as an alpha when he can't fight and instead spends scrums getting hugged by bigger men 😂
i like to think that will can't be bothered with these fights because he'd rather beat everyone with pure skill, and because he has such a level head in the game. that makes him even MORE alpha...
"Research suggests that the ideal man (for a date or romantic partner) is one who is assertive, confident, easygoing, and sensitive, without being aggressive, demanding, dominant, quiet, shy, or submissive. In other words, a prestigious man, not a dominant man." [x]
smelling salts saga was back tonight too
(pls give credit if u repost🩵)
I was going through my camera roll and found this gem of a video. Mack admitting that they’ve been in the hotel for an hour and they haven’t turned on the tv and Will smiling like an idiot but I think he regretted saying that because what else would they be doing 😭. Once the going on their phones or watching hockey is mentioned will sounds like he’s about to answer the question and say something along the lines of “well no we don’t do that either.” Because we know what Will is like around mack, calling toff shrek randomly for example. Uncalled for statements lmaooo so mack over there decides to cut him off loudly and answers all seriously now so Will doesn’t say anything more telling so he’s like YEP FOR SURE. Next question. LOL. Will also realizing mack ain’t giggling anymore 💀💀 Don’t think they watch a lot of tv or hockey nor go on their phone…