I love watching Nicky shit-talk people while Ovi is pulling them away from him. I know Nicky can hold his own in a fight; I've seen him wallop people a lot, but I find it super hilarious that he rarely has to take care of it on his own, because his star winger is so deeply invested in neutralising the other dude before it really starts. Gifs of Ovi holding dudes off Nicky while Nicky stands there snarling insults & they can't touch him because of Ovi are my jam.
I’m there with you 10000%, anon. THINGS THAT ARE MY JAM:
Ovi gliding in to grab the other guy
Ovi not even bothering to fight but always immediately pushing the guy the fuck away from his center
Ovi always looking so nonchalant while he does so
Seriously, like, what is up with that
Ovi, you literally just flew in like the very wings of wrath from the opposite end of the ice or some shit
The entire league knows you have no chill, Ovi
Opposing players sometimes underestimating Nicky and trying to shove him around a little along the board and being shut down
Because Nicky’s actually a solid wall of lower body strength when it comes down to it
Nicky always continuing the trash talk, usually over Ovi’s arm
Seriously, though, do you ever wonder about the moment Nicky must’ve realized it’s not normal
Like, not everyone has a Russian super-fucking-star winger valkyrie flying in to make sure no one lays a finger on him
And these are ALL things that happened more than once. Repeatedly. In the same sequence. Throughout the years. Since, like, 2007.
This team and 8+19 are going to be the death of me, just kill me now.