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I realize I spent all of fifteen minutes in the locker room meeting him

But that man is in desperate need of a hug

I already knew he had a rough career but I looked into it more and yikes his former teams have not been kind to him

And I know you. You are kind. To everyone. Unless they give you a reason not to be.

He looks at you like you’re a safe place to land

Wait

You’re saying he’s the one pining?

For me?

I’m going to ignore the accidental admission there

I’m saying Henri likes everything you post online

He’s smiling in every picture or video anyone ever takes of you two

He seems genuinely happy when he’s playing with you

Which cannot be said about many other linemates he’s had

V. Pretend I’m really stupid and spell this out for me

I see why you like him

And I think you could do a lot worse than Luc-Henri Baptiste

I thought this was Sokolov all over again but I don’t think Baptiste has it in him to do to anyone what Sokolov did to you

I don’t need you to vet men for me

But thank you

It’s very hard to get out of protective mode

Even though you literally beat up men thrice my size

Thrice?

I think you meant to type that in a dictionary :P

Har fucking har

Hey do me a favor

What?

Give that man the hug he needs

Even if it’s just as his captain

turkeytalk (December 1, 2023): Everett hinted in a pre-game interview today that he has a bet with his linemates to see who will score more goals this road trip. I AM HERE FOR THIS. But also I can no longer trust Baptiste or Novak’s decision-making if they think this is a bet they can win.

↪ gobblegoals: they no pass = Everett no score. simple math, right?