willmackcrush

1/?: all will be forgiven

"Mack’s nose can’t parse out the intricacies of Will’s, or anyone’s, scent, but he still knows it when it’s there, even when surrounded by the rest of the team. It’s nostalgic. It’s comforting. Usually, it’s subtle, restrained, like its wearer.

Mack has never smelled Will so strongly, and he hasn’t smelled anything like this since he was still a kid, before he hit puberty and his senses clogged up in preparation for a presentation that never came."

the celly... you will always be famous

Just as a reminder, since the 2018/19 season Nedeljkovic has played for the following NHL teams: the Canes, the Red Wings, the Penguins and now the Sharks. So keep their rosters in mind.

His first two answers for forwards were the usual suspects: Sid and Mack.

Then he had trouble deciding on the third but this is how the conversation went from there:

1. After he got clarification that they were looking for someone who would complement Sid and Mack the best, there was absolutely NO hesitation in saying it's Will.

2. He's basically putting Will on the same level as Svechnikov - a guy who's 5 years older than Will, is undoubtedly his team's second best player (this last season he was 2nd in goals scored, trailing after 1st by only 1 goal; 3rd in points scored, trailing after 2nd only by 1 point) and literally just won a Stanley Cup with the Canes.

3. Can't talk about Will without mentioning the chemistry with Mack lmao.

Also, after he picks all five players (Sid, Mack, Will, Slavin and Mo Seider) he finishes with: "I think those five guys would be pretty hard to beat. You could put those five up against almost anybody, I think."

so i just came back to this vid of wm when will noticed mack was clearly annoyed and didn’t want to talk, but instead of forcing a conversation or backing off completely, he just watched him and waited, giving him the time and space he needed, but still got the answer in the end

and i feel like it pretty much sums up their whole dynamic