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Kinda sick of this discourse. Have you ever spent time around boys? Like I can only use the guys in my life for reference but it would take some serious fucking shit for them to fall out with their friends. Like some astronomical shit. I highly doubt something has happened between them. And whether you like it or not they have a lot riding on their friendship so they wouldn't throw it away for nothing.

Sometimes I think we give Willmack too much credit. At the end of the day they're just two white hockey bros like the emotional intelligence is probably lacking.

Lmao his blurry ahhh “accidentally flagged for AI” post was iconic. I need him to drop the collab immediately, because I cannot overstate how badly I need Will Smith Baker content: him in a “kiss the chef” apron, making some Dubai chocolate banana bread abomination (affectionate) and looking chuffed as hell while doing it.

They’re only mean to him because he’s pretty, good at hockey, beloved by literally everyone, and somehow has former teammates falling to their knees to help him up, and rivals checking him and then holding him upright like they’re saying “careful, prince” or whispering something flirty as they skate by or fully yanking him out of their own team’s scrum because God forbid his pretty face gets scratched.

Throw back to the flames game where Mack abandoned the puck to push Bahl.

I forgot that they got into a scrum for him.

mack looking for will

I know we’ve all seen this interview after the pens game but why has no one mentioned how he acts at the beginning when he hears Toff say smitty.

He was so shaky and his voice was so wobbly. Plus the way he kept on fidgeting with the strings of his hoddie.

Okay, so this is very clearly rage bait, and I don’t usually engage with asks like this, but I’ll answer it just this once.

Mack is the future captain of the Sharks. Part of that role is following the draft closely, reaching out to prospects, welcoming them, and yes, adding them on social media. That’s captain stuff. Beyond that, Ivar Stenberg is an incredibly exciting prospect, and pretty much everyone is looking forward to seeing what he can do in teal.

This isn’t High School Musical, Grey’s Anatomy, or Love Island. The arrival of a new “bombshell” isn’t going to “turn” Mack’s “head”, and Mack can absolutely enjoy a friendship with Stenberg without it changing his dynamic with Will. More importantly, Will isn’t some cockroach Mack picked up off the side of the road and taught how to play hockey. He’s an elite young player who has earned his place on the first line.

From a hockey standpoint, this whole argument doesn’t even make sense. Will shoots right, Stenberg shoots left. Even if Stenberg eventually gets a look on the top line, he’s much more likely to rotate with players like Cherny or Graf depending on chemistry and matchups. Misa, meanwhile, needs a high-end playmaking winger to support him and help give the lineup more depth. If (and only if) Will Smith Hockey suddenly forgot how to play hockey and consistently performed poorly over a prolonged period with no signs of improvement, then sure, a move down the lineup would absolutely be warranted. You can’t play favourites in the NHL. But that’s simply not the current reality.

Aside from a brief stretch in March and April, Will had an excellent sophomore season. He finished with 59 points despite playing through a shoulder injury, and analysts consistently praised his vision, high-danger passing, creativity, and hockey IQ. People also forget the context. Mack is a complete outlier who has, both wonderfully and unfortunately, accelerated the Sharks’ rebuild. Will spent his sophomore season switching from centre to wing (a position he’d never played before), while also adapting to Mack’s absurd 20+ minutes of ice time every night (!!). That’s a massive adjustment for any young player. And he made it work.

In fact, the chemistry between them became so instinctive that Mack initially struggled to recreate that same pace and rhythm with Sidney fucking Crosby at Worlds. That just shows how uniquely in sync Will and Mack have become after spending so much time playing together. None of this is new information, which is why I won’t be responding to asks like this going forward. I love the engagement, but we’re starting to go in circles, and I’d rather not subject my moots to the same discourse everyday.