hollanovs gym mirror

shane hollander tied up in 4k #gohabsgo

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

#hollanov smau / socmed au

where ilya is the secret owner of their uni’s ig confessions account, and shane starts using it as a personal library

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

to compare to actual nhl, the mtl canadiens were shit just four years ago (21-22 season), and now they’re a cup contending team. they went through a rebuild, just like ottawa in gcu. TEAMS GET BETTER

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

they still made it to the playoffs, they’re not shitty anymore.
ottawa was a rebuilding team, they got new players, got new goalie, got a high draft pick (no2 w luca), got a new coach, new captain. they’re settling down now, which means they’ll only get better from now on.

[hollidayparty @hollidaypartyyy]

So many "Ottawa isn't shitty!! They beat Montreal for the playoff spot!"

Yeah because Shane tripped. That's literally like, the B plot for the 3rd act of the fucking book

AND Ilya replies "We never do! 😉" when Shane wishes him luck/hopes he wins

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

essentially i get what you’re saying but 1, this is a smut book, and 2, you’re mad about things that haven’t even happed yet. the book isn’t out…

[rina @rinaisnotokay]

The problem ISN'T that Shane takes a pay cut, isn't the A or C, or that he's ostracized by his team of a decade and needs to leave. All of that actually makes for an excellent premise.
The problem is Rachel Reid's history of brushing everything Shane goes through under the rug.

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

montreal couldn’t afford ilya, they say so. there’s a difference between “cannot afford a guy” and “can afford but with a slight pay cut”. shane was already due to be re signed in mtl if he stayed, so they would’ve had to get Two New Big contracts instead of just one (like cens)

[Lindsay @Lindsayloo7707]

@hollidaypartyyy It’s also that like, Ilya never even considered going to Montreal because he didn’t want to give up his salary and status, which is fine and Shane understood it immediately but then when Shane loses all that and more he gets no sympathy or support and it’s somehow his HEA?

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

oh and also there were more than 4 openly gay players in the nhl, the other ones just got basically kicked out of the league so idk if we wanna talk about consequences of coming out

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

1, shane chose to take a pay cut to go back to his hometown and be with ilya. he signed in free agency, he could’ve chosen not to go to ottawa if we wanted to be paid more.
2, he wasn’t stripped of the C. he quit his team where he was the C, and joined one where there was +

[hollidayparty @hollidaypartyyy]

I can't remember who said it, but someone pointed out that of the 4 openly queer players in the MHL, Shane is the only POC & coincidentally the only one who takes a pay cut, is stripped of his C, not even given an A, and shuttled off to shittiest team after a game fixing scandal

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

for troy, isn’t accepting. ottawa (and the admirals), is an exception in the league, montreal isnt. the other random players we hear of that don’t play for the nhl anymore, their teams were also the norm. if you think only shane’s reputation suffered, you might just be stupid.

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

gonna start branding myself as hrtwt’s own personal hockey grok. @ me in tweets for more information and fact checking

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

okay so some teams in the nhl have four different alternate captains btw

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

it was childish from ilya, not abusive

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

some of yall are just stupid as shit 😭 do you genuinely think safety glass in a hockey rink is as breakable as a vase?

[lulu 🫧 @shanebug1410]

"there was safety glass" so if someone got angry at you and smashed a vase near your head but didn't actually physically harm you, you wouldn't take that as a threat? of all the things ilya has ever done, this was so over the line. this is NOT a normal relationship disagreement

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

yes the nhl is evil and hockey culture is extremely problematic and homophobic, but if you wanna call it out at least get your facts straight

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

just straight up making shit up

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

within the centaurs, why change it?
3. he cannot lose a captaincy for a team he never was captain of
4. what does ottawa have to do with his reputation? that’s on the league and hockey culture, staying on the metros, but being captain and 1C wouldn’t have changed his reputation

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

1. many players take pay cuts (see montreal canadiens), but especially for a home team
2. “degressing” to second line is just a stupid thing to say. a strong first And second line is just gonna make the team better. first line with ilya is already established and already works

[cecez | verse hollanov truther @cecezobsessions]

people not understanding that what’s humiliating and unfair is the combo of shane taking a pay cut + degressing to second line + losing the captaincy. + having his reputation destroyed…

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

DO BASIC RESEARCH !!!! ASK YOUR HOCKEY OOMFS !!!! ASK THE TIMELINE !!!!!! READ SIDNEY CROSBY’S WIKIPEDIA PAGE !!!!!

[hollanovs gym mirror @orpheushane]

haven’t been active on hrtwt in months but i keep seeing dumb takes from priv… i get that you don’t Have to know hockey to enjoy the show, but don’t write think pieces about characters when you don’t know the basics of hockey and won’t be assed to google a single question