i don’t really know enough about hockey to decide whether or not this is too unrealistic but i’m imagining Jack in an All-Star game, a couple of years after they come out, and they bring Bitty in as a surprise, wearing his SMH captain jersey to compete in the fastest skater category and!!! he beats the damn record!!
the camera cuts to Jack, of course, who’s wearing the biggest smile and just, shaking his head and laughing at his talented husband - who couldn’t take a hit for the longest time - breaking an NHL record without even being in the gotdam league
omg Kent as the guest commentator for that category just going “… he doesn’t even go here” but he’s also laughing and All Is Good
Okay I have to chime in on this because this is 100% plausible.
Jack is a Conn Smythe (playoff MVP) winner in his first season. It’s very likely that when the Falcs, a new organization, name a captain for the first time, it will be Jack. Jack will definitely be involved in at least one ASG during his career and even possibly during Bitty’s senior year. A player like Jack would more than likely be involved in the accuracy competition more than anything else, but years of chasing Bitty has developed his own speed so he’s one of the faster skaters in the league despite his size. So when Jack is first selected to the ASG for the Metropolitan division, he’s asked to compete in the accuracy and speed contests.
The ASG is a super laid-back affair, and during the skills competition players sometimes have their families on the ice, but that’s usually limited to children and not WAGs. Well Jack doesn’t actually have a WAG, and the league doesn’t really know what to call his WAG (although the oft-suggested SOAP acronym fits best), so he has some leeway here. When he asks if Bitty can hang out on the ice with him, no one says no. It’s even possible that he doesn’t ask and just brings Bitty with him, and no one says anything.
And then when it’s his turn in the speed contest, they announce Jack Zimmermann but Bitty in his SMH jersey takes the line, and everyone has a laugh until Bitty actually completes his run and it’s the best time. And then no one after him beats his time either. And it’s hilarious.
Okay, I ficced it:
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