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    “I feel really good about this kid, I think he could be great on your wing, he just needs some help settling in. Someone to show him the ropes.”

    “Yes.”

    The line went silent for a moment. Ilya wasn’t really sure why his coach felt the need to run this by him.

    “Rozanov,” his coach said at last. “I want him to live with you.”

    Ilya blinked, then nearly shouted into the phone. “What?”

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    or, Ilya stays in Boston, gets a rookie, and tries to figure out how to make a secret long distance relationship work while there's a Russian teenager in his house

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    14 Jun 2026

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    Several years into Rozanov’s career, ESPN hires a reporter fluent in Russian.

    Suddenly able to answer questions fluently and with a wide vocabulary, Rozanov’s interviews go viral. Hockey fans around the world get a new look at what they thought about Boston’s #81. This changes not only his public persona, but his whole life.

    Inspired by the look on NBA star Nikola Jokić’s face when he was asked a question in his native Serbian and my own struggles learning a new language.

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    08 Jun 2026

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    “There is no one else!” He shouted as he let out a little sob.

    “It has always only ever been Jane!, I fucked around so much in my rookie years to stop myself from falling for-” No he couldn’t finish that sentence. He wasn’t even ready to admit that to himself sober, he could only commit to halfway admitting it when he was drunk out of his mind.

    “Since the moment I saw Jane in 2008 I knew I was in trouble. She yelled at me for smoking in a non-smoking area, shook my hand twice.” I Marlow looked at Ilya with pity as if to say 'so we are finally talking about this'?
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    OR: Ilya is torturing the Boston Bears/Raiders because of his breakup with Shane. His good friends take him to a bar to get him to move on (partially for their own sake) but it leads to Ilya revealing a little too much of his feelings.
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    07 Jun 2026

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    "Well, then we're going to have to add her to the Raiders' WAGs group," Connor pointed out, tapping his phone against the palm of his hand. "Anyway, what's her name?"

    Ilya swallowed hard. He wanted so badly to tell the truth.

    "Jane," he replied, the lie sliding easily but leaving a bitter taste on his lips.

    "Jane. Classic name. Cool," Cliff approved with a nod. "So, is she hot? I know you're all paranoid about privacy and won't show a picture, but, fuck, tell us at least something about the girl!"

    The "girl" was gorgeous. The most beautiful person Ilya had ever seen in his entire life. The owner of the best laugh, the warmest and firmest hug, the hands that gave the best head scratches. The man with the most addictive kisses, a breathtakingly sculpted body, expressive brown eyes, and, above all, the most wonderful freckles in the world.

    "She has freckles," Ilya murmured, unable to prevent a goofy, lovestruck smile from breaking through his unbothered macho facade.

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    07 Jun 2026

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    Cliff Marlow is done with the homophobic dicks in Boston, so he heads to Ottawa. He learns just how much the Bears locker room sucked, and how amazing the Centaurs are.

    Or - Cliff Marlow gets traded to Ottawa and Ilya Rozanov better be ready to run it back

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    04 Jun 2026