LAS VEGAS — The Metropolitan Division captured the 2022 NHL All-Star Recreation championship on Saturday, defeating the Central Division, 5-3, within the ultimate spherical of its 3-on-3 event. Philadelphia Flyers star Claude Giroux, the captain of the Metropolitan crew, was named MVP and obtained a brand new Honda Passport for scoring three targets within the […]
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Fred and I had been together for just under 5 years. We met after his first game with Toronto at a random bar downtown. Some of the team had decided to bring him out and some of my co-workers had the same idea. Fred and I had talked basically all night and by the end of the night, we had swapped numbers. We texted every day and we hung out whenever he was back in Toronto.
A few months later, we went on our first date. When he asked me to be his girlfriend, he made sure I knew that there was always a possibility he would have to leave Toronto. At that point, he had signed for 5 years and had a pretty good feeling he'd be around for a while.
When those 5 years were up, the way the conversations around his future in the NHL were going, I had a feeling there was going to be a decision to make, both on Freddie and myself. If he did sign somewhere else, was I willing to give up my whole life here? The answer to that was easy. Even before Fred could ask, I had already started packing.
"Are you sure?"
"My last day was Tuesday," I whispered, holding his hand.
"I love you." He whispered back, pulling me onto his lap.
Not long after, we had arrived in Carolina. We had fully moved in and he was already fitting in well with the team. I knew he was nervous for his first start but he had been trying to hide it. We continued with our weekly date nights in between unpacking the house and practice.
The Saturday before his first game, Fred had the whole night planned. Usually, we'd either find a new restaurant or a new recipe to try but Fred had different plans tonight. He picked up some food and packed it up. We got in the car and made the drive to the arena.
"So, how are you feeling?" I asked, rubbing his hand.
"I'm a little nervous but I'm excited. I miss Toronto but I think this will be good."
"I think so too." I smiled, placing my other hand on my stomach.
"I'm glad. I know this has been hard but-"
"Hey," I said, cutting him off. "I knew what I was getting into 5 years ago. And it's not like we were banned from Toronto. I'm pretty sure we'll go back to visit. At least once a year."
"You're right. Well, you ready?" He asked, pulling into the parking lot.
"Let's do this." I picked up my purse which felt incredibly heavy despite only having a few things weighing it down. We both got out of the car and walked in. He held my hand as he showed me around. We finished at centre ice, a blanket set up over the flooring for a concert the next night. "How'd you manage this?"
"I pulled a few strings. I owe a few people some favours now but it's worth it." He set up the food and we both sat down. Once we had both finished our dinners, he pulled out a small container from behind him. He opened it and placed it down, showing it full of chocolate-covered strawberries.
"You didn't."
"Technically, I didn't. I wanted to thank you for sticking by me. I know you said you were with me and I know that for a fact. I was going to do this a while ago but..." He paused, pulling us to our feet. "I thought that since we were starting a new life here, we might as well do it right." He slowly knelt down while pulling a box out of his back pocket. "Will you marry me?"
I felt all the air disappear from my lungs and tears run down my face. Not being able to form any words, I just nodded, knowing he would get the idea.
"Yeah?" He whispered, getting up from his knee.
"Yeah," I whispered back as he slid the ring onto my finger. He pulled me into his arms and kissed me, pouring all the passion and love we had into it. He sat back on the blanket, pulling me into his lap.
"I love you." He grabbed one of the strawberries and brought it to my lips. I took a bite, leaning my head on his shoulder.
"I love you too." I smiled, leaning over to grab my purse. "And I have a gift for you," I said, feeling the tears well up yet again. I pulled out the small box and passed it to him, readjusting myself on his thigh to face him a little better.
"What's this?" He asked, untying the ribbon.
"Just open it," I whispered, leaning my head on his shoulder again. He finally opened the box, revealing the positive pregnancy test inside.
"Is this what I think it is?" I nodded, wiping the tears from his face.
"Bet this wasn't what you thought of when you were imagining that new life huh?"
"No, but it's so much better." He whispered through tears. I wiped his face again, kissing his cheek.
"Like a two for one deal you can't return."
"Never in a million years." He kissed my neck, leaving his head on my shoulder as he turned his attention to the test. "I certainly lucked out."
Others didn’t understand your relationship and at times neither did you. When you first met Freddie you were shocked at how well you two clicked. The more you learned about him the more you felt like you had known him for years. The age gap never mattered to the both of you, he made it clear from the beginning that he thought you were mature and even though you were ten years his junior he still felt a connection with you, so what changed? Where did things go wrong?
You along with the other WAGS made your way to the lockers, each of you unhappy about the loss. You loved everything about this team and the friends you had made and having the other girls in the same situation as you made you feel a slight bit better. One by one each player emerged, looking sad but eager to get out of the arena and go to the team hotel. When Freddie emerged you knew something was wrong, his shoulders were sagged and his head was down. By now you knew him and you knew he would be feeling like the loss was all his fault. Carefully walking over to him you lifted your arms and wrapped yourself around him, despite him bending down and you being on your tippy toes you still weren’t close to being the same height as him and that was something you loved about your relationship, he was always the tall caring and cuddly boyfriend that you wanted and you loved every bit of it. Freddie sighed to himself and gave you a quick peck on your cheek. The two of you, along with the others headed towards the team hotel for what you knew was going to be a long night.
As the night went on more and more of the players and their significant others made their way to the closed off bar. The drinks were flowing and the music was loud, despite the earlier loss everyone seemed to be in a good mood, except for Freddie and Auston. You went to get yourself another drink when you heard Auston bad mouthing Freddie, you couldn’t believe your ears. Auston was a close friend of Freddie’s and someone you knew Freddie trusted. Your blood began to boil and you found yourself rushing over to Auston. You didn’t want to cause a scene but at this stage everyone had heard him, including Freddie but nobody seemed to stop him. “And we would have made it to the second round if Fred just stopped being so goddamn lazy and actually put in an effort! I mean come one man five goals, what are you? Six?” Shouted Auston. You couldn’t take it any longer. You snapped. “How dare you say such awful things about him Auston, you’re his teammate and most of all, his best friend! You don’t have the right to bad mouth him just because you got knocked out of the round! Fred tried his best and has been amazing this season, the least you could do is show some appreciation for him!” You all but screamed. Auston smirked at you. “You sure do have such high hopes for your boy don’t you Y/N? I wonder what you’d think if you knew what he did to you” Auston slyly replied. Your heart started to pound and you looked at Freddie. “What is he talking about Freddie?” You asked. Freddie glared at Auston, silently begging him to not say anymore. Mitch’s girlfriend Steph grabbed your arm and tried to haul you away but you wouldn’t budge. “No tell me what is he talking about?” You shouted to Freddie. Auston suddenly spoke up again, “your so called boyfriend here cheated on you Y/N! Isn’t that right Fred? You cheated on the girl you claim to love and won’t tell her will you?” Said Auston. You stood frozen, shocked from what you heard. You turned to Freddie and asked him was it true but he wouldn’t look at you, wouldn’t make any eye contact. Tears started to form in your eyes, you turned to Steph and asked “did you know about this?”. Steph meekly replied with a yes and you felt your pulse quicken. You physically felt sick.
Grabbing your purse off of the table you quickly bolted out of the bar, bumping into a hundred things on your way out. You heard Freddie calling you, begging you to wait for him but your feet wouldn’t stop running. You were utterly and hopelessly in love with him and he cheated on you as if you were dirt. “How could someone you thought to be so perfect do that to you” you thought to yourself. You jammed at the elevator putting, wishing it would come sooner, when the doors opened you jumped in, jabbing each button, desperately wishing the doors would close before Freddie got to you but as luck would have it, he made it. As soon as he got into the elevator Freddie jammed all the buttons, leaving you two stuck together. He reached out to touch your face but you violently pushed his hands away, barely seeing what you were doing through your tear shed eyes. All you could hear was Freddie repeatedly telling you he was sorry, that he loved you and wanted to be with you. You cried into your hands and wished you were having a bad dream but you realised you weren’t and this was reality, a reality you had to face.
My picture of @frederikandersen31 signed and frame for sale @ajsportsworld #frederikandersen #mapleleafs #tmltalk #ajsportsworld (at Scotiabank Arena) https://www.instagram.com/julianavram/p/BvUWtrXgfDU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2z5woquacb21
Close-up of Frederik Andersen before last night's game. Love the Lego Batman and Toronto skyline on his mask. #frederikandersen #tmltalk #leafsforever (at Scotiabank Arena) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqabfmlAQLy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1w1u0nk64mhhb
The Leafs hold on and defeat The Bruins 4-3 and force Game 6 back in Toronto! #goleafsgo #torontomapleleafs #frederikandersen (at Boston, Massachusetts)
