dáire - 26, dude - any pronouns

which then also offers the extremely funny situation of him being used as (playful) threat on ottawa's team. get your shit together or we're doing Hollander Bag Skates (going until hollander gets tired, which probably means everyone else is. dead.), which always prompts a little despairing chorus of, "nooooooooooo!"

i just find it very sweet for there to be an inside joke that appreciates how fucking impressive shane is as an athlete that's also an affectionate thing that he can be teased about instead of it being something that just puts him up on a shelf where he's both admired but also maybe a little resented for it, too. it being a playful thing on the team means it's both a matter of respect/admiration but also a sense of "still one of us."

everyone always seems so surprised when shane is funny or makes a joke, and i don't think it's meant to be mean, but like? yeah shane is funny. he's always been funny. he's picky about his audience (because he has his image to think about and also because he's just naturally reserved), but he is snarky and quick with it. you know who has ALWAYS found him funny, though?

and on ilya's part, he chirps partially (i think) strategically to have the other team playing annoyed because that's not going to have them on their a-game, but also?? it's for fun. he is puppy nipping and going "play??? play back??? play??" and with almost everyone (because of the reputation he's been branded under), the response he gets is fuck off and a refusal to engage, like we saw with scott hunter. you know who's always understood that this is supposed to be for fun, though?

Ilya stuck in a glue trap

I know my dad better than anyone. And you ain’t him.