• Same! He always looks like he is having so much fun when he's out there too!

    No lie at all. But I think we are getting 3rd Period Penguins now.

  • Watching Marc Andre Fleury do a great impression of a brick wall in front of the Islanders. 🌸🌸🌸

  • Sounds like they are just resting him according to the announcers, since Canada is definitely playing this weekend.

  • I'm not a fan but I have nothing against them (except when they are playing my team) and I've been listening to the AZ Den Talk podcast this summer so I've actually learned a lot about them recently! I also support small/nontraditional markets so am predisposed to have a bit of a soft spot.

  • Oh, and also, Sports Center or something like that does top tens of things, Top Ten Goals, Top Ten Goalie Fights, Top Ten Weird Hockey Things (I don't remember what this was called but one of the players killed a bat during a game, so Weird Stuff), etc. Those are def on YT. That's how I got my brother into watching.

    Also, the Road to the Winter Classic series are kind of cool for showing the background of what goes on behind the scenes in the hockey world. Weird locker room stuff is my fave (especially if it features shirtless Patrick Hörnqvist).

    I am definitely showing my Pens bias here but all the In the Room series is also good for showing behind the scenes Pens stuff (poor Matt Murray and his parking spot-less self) and can be found on the Penguins NHL page. IdK if other teams have this kind of thing but worth a look!

  • I would reccomending the Eastern Conference Final games from this year if you can find them. As much as I enjoyed the Sharks v Pens, the TBL v Pens was a more nail-biting series for me.

    Other than that, I would reccomend any video of Geno Malkin playing ever. He is the one that made me really fall in love with hockey again.

  • Hiii! I got into CP! because a long time fandom friend of mine was migrating from Sherlock to CP fandom and at the same time my hockey team was Not Doing Well and so I thought I could soothe myself with cute hockey bros. I wound up with a bit of a CP! obsession and my team won the Stanley Cup so I guess everyone's a winner? Or something.

    My fave character is Kent. And Shitty, because he is WONDERFUL. Also, possibly Tater because he is too adorable and reminds me whole bunches of my fave actual hockey player (I am the most transparent), but we haven't seen enough of him to allow him to overtake Kent.

    I just like all the angsting and sadness that Kent has the potential for. I am actually about 8000 words and a full on outline into a Kent!centric fic but it's been put on hold for hockey RPF for the time being. One day I'll get back to it.

    In my very on brand kind of way, I really do not care much overall about Bitty and Jack, even though I do think they are cute and I only wish them the best and most adorable happiness. I just...don't find very much interesting about their story unless it is in connection with one of my faves and then it is only a passing interest.

  • I am trying to write Conor Sheary centric fic and drowning in feels about little baby undrafted Shearzy getting to the NHL and playing on a line with Sidney Crosby and winning the Stanley Cup!

  • Another thing to remember is, during the regular season, teams from the Eastern Conference don't play teams from the Western Conference very often. For example, the Pens will only play the Stars twice; once in Pitt and once in Dallas. (Very sad for those of us who support a team in the opposing conference to where we live. 😔) So in all likelihood the Falconers and the Aces would similarly only face off twice during the regular season.