Hi, thank you for such a lovely treasure trove of fic recs. Unfortunately, I can't dive into them lists right now because I have a lost fic on my mind that's been driving me crazy! It's a Centaurs-era Hollanov fic where in their first official season game, they play with different line combinations, as a massive flex. I can't remember if it's a one-shot, but they definitely terrorized the NHL because how can you prepare for a team that play so well together they can assemble a line tailor-fit for the occasion at the drop of a hat?
Sorry I can't provide more details, I entered a fugue state where I read a bajillion fics in a very short period of time, and did not save/bookmark judiciously.
Thanks again for all you do!
This fic doesn't seem familiar to me, but hopefully it rings a bell with one of my followers. Here is what I could find though.
This time around I'll make you proudÂ
Coach Wiebe realizes Shane is going to come to Ottawa as soon as his relationship with Ilya is revealed. He has plans : the Cup is going to be theirs. Said plans involve Shane and Ilya together on the power play, of course, but also training a player specifically to complement Shane in an insane penalty kill set up...
For the World to SeeÂ
Shane and Ilya's first year playing together on the Ottawa Centaurs as seen through interviews, news articles, texts, YouTube videos, the Centaurs social media pages, and Hollanov stan Twitter.
The Trade
Between a late-night highway drive, a captain with pale curls and a competitive streak a mile wide, and a press conference full of carefully polished lies, Shane discovers that maybe losing a franchise means finally finding a home. Also, he is absolutely not getting first line centre without a fight.
Does this fic sound familiar to anyone else? Please let me know x
It sounds like I Laugh Like Me Again by theki11erandthefina1gir1.
Luna: I also definitely hear what youâre saying about Wiebe working towards player strengths, and it brings up something else I really wanted to talk about. Hockey teams in general tend to think of offensive lines as being formed in, like, descending levels of talent. So your stars are on the first line, your good but not great players are on the second, and so on and so forth. But thatâs not whatâs going on in Ottawa this year. That first line is usually Rozanov at center, with Bood and Barrett in the wings, and the second line is usually Hollander at center, with Haas and LaPointe. Then we have Boyle, Holmberg, and Dillon. Ilya: Right. Luna: But I say usually, because you guys mix that up constantly. Wiebe seems more likely than most coaches to be willing to change a lineup just to fuck with the opposition, or based on whatâs going on with the score. Iâve also never seen a coach more willing to move players around. Ilya, the few times this season that weâve seen you on Shaneâs wing have been the most gorgeous hockey Iâve ever seen played. Ilya: Is not a⌠a hierarchy. This is the first team where I have ever played like this, and is great. Is not a ranking or anything like that. Is genuinely us asking the question, âwhat is best for this team in this play in this moment?â And we have enough depth of talent and variety in play styles that we are able to do this. It keeps the pressure up, so is not like we put up our third line and the other team has an easy shot on goal. It confuses the other team, it makes the game more fun for us, it makes a better locker room. Everybody wins. Except the other team. Luna: You love to see it. Cassie: Is there a future where we see Shane Hollander play wing? Shane: Iâm working on it. Iâm not good at it yet, so I donât know if itâs going to happen this season. Ilya: I would like to clarify. He is very good at it. But Shane Hollanderâs standards for âgood at itâ are higher than a normal personâs. Cassie: I have no trouble whatsoever believing that.
And then they do it during playoffs later that season.
