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larkin/bertuzzi/mantha (715939)
- Cerberus. Not much else to say.
- (Dylan voice) I hope we can play together like this for the rest of our careers. // (Mantha voice) I think we were meant to be a first line together.
- Next to six foot five Anthony Mantha anyone can be a twink
- Dylan Larkin and his Canadians
- Beauty goal eh boys?
- You can matryoshka doll your boys
- They ultimately will be and are the face of the rebuild regardless of how well they play hockey or who is injured and out
- Larkin the only one on the team who gets to call them by their first names
- Dylan was talking about playing w/ them and then he just got all bashful like 'I'm just doing my best to make sure they like playing with me too' like shut up we get it you all love playing with only each other
- "[the pride of playing together after a terrible season riddled with injuries] is huge. Like I said, the chemistry is starting to connect again. It's just-- Dylan is working so hard, Bert also, I'm just trying to follow those two guys and it really paid off tonight." → Mo talking about the night against tampa where their line collectively got eleven points
- "[We began improving] at the end of last season. We're three really different players but when we're together our confidence skyrockets. We're just having fun right now."
- [about the horrible end to the horrible season but reflecting on his linemates] Dylan: The three of us want to play together for a long time.
- as per stanley cup drw legend goalie turn hockey analyst chris osgood, "you think of the larkin/bertuzzi/mantha line, it's established as one of the best lines in hockey right now."

larkin/bertuzzi (7159/5971)
- Well they just like each other so much.
- “Tyler’s always got something going on.” / “Just look at him. Just look.” → Dylan trying to explain why Tyler is the funniest guy on the roster
- Dylan has accused Tyler of having both the best and worst hair in the league on various official platforms
- When in competition against one another, Dylan wins puck handling and puck aiming skills, Tyler wins the pull-up challenge, somehow no one wins in video games
- Dylan’s currently the only canonical victim of the Sweet Little Tyler Voice
- "I love playing with Larks. He's one of the best skaters in the League. He gets us out of trouble easy, he's a smart player, and he works hard, and I love playing with him." → Tyler's response when asked why he and Dylan are the only consistent first line forwards.
- "Tyler's a heart and soul guy and I love playing with him" ... "By his stick or his gloves or his teeth I know he'll get the puck to me somehow." → Dylan being asked if he likes skating with tuzzi

larkin/mantha (3971/7139)
- Anthony Mantha noted guy who fights for Dylan Larkin
- Larkin once called Mantha “The Flying Frenchman” in a game where he constantly toepicked and fell
- That tinder profile like, “I’m tall, please know this before I come over and you change your mind and want me to top you.”
- mo the only bitch on the roster who actually listens to dylan's bizarre depression-induced midgame pep talks on the bench
- dylan reminding everyone in various media interviews of the extent mo got injured in the middle of the season and how serious it was

bertuzzi/mantha (5939/3959)
- Penalty box bffs
- Boys who WILL fight for everyone else on the team
- Tyler can make him ugly-laugh if he just looks at Mo the right way.
- “Well, when it’s a powerplay, I just try to find where Mantha is and get it to him.” → Tyler talking about what it’s like being in front of the net during PPs
- bertuzzi known man who thinks pregame ritual superstitions are stupid & yet needs to juggle the puck with mantha and athanasiou before every game or he dies
- bert and mantha were already in the penalty box and then darren helm got a minor for roughing so he got sent to the box as well and there was no room so mantha sat on bert's lap

larkin/fabbri (7114/1471)
- The New Boy Toy
- Would it be fucked up to complain about getting kicked off the Cup team to a guy who’s never come close to it in the first place?
- Well maybe they do cocaine together?
- You are not immune to 96z
- One of them has to do BDSM or he’ll die and the other is igor from the movie igor. This is a choose your own adventure.
- If they get a penalty call then no they didn’t :)
- Can’t shut up about each other in interviews. Robby called him their leader and their star, Dylan admitted to following Robby’s career pretty closely prior to his time on the Wings. We get it.
- I dreamt about you last night / What happened? / Don't act like you don't know

bertuzzi/fabbri (5914/1459)
- Predebut first-love backstory (The One With The History)
- Imagine you win the Stanley Cup but have been out for two regular seasons due to serious knee injuries, request a trade for a fresh start, end up getting snatched up by the whirlwind of the Yzerplan, but then it turns out your old teammate/best friend is there, and now he’s hot, and won’t stop getting into fights on the ice when the other team looks at you too hard.
- Hey guys why are your faces so close
- "I wish my wife hugged me the way bertuzzi hugs fabbri"
- Literally that “I guarantee if I run and jump at Robby Fabbri right now he will drop his coffee and catch me” meme
- Fabbri’s Pisces Venus in constant battle with Bertuzzi’s Pisces Sun for which can be more gay and tenderhearted
- fabbri apparently moved into tyler's building after getting traded which I can only interpret as needing your emotional support dog nearby
- physical touch love language remixed into play fighting on skates (you construct intricate rituals etc etc)
- I just know fabbri's got pisces venus italian blood in him so my bet is that he is like IF I LOVE YOU THEN IT'S FOREVER EVEN IF YOU ARE SO ANNOYING ALL OF THE TIME. COME EAT DINNER, BITCH.
- "Question one when you were traded here how excited were you to not only be a red wing but to be reunited with me?" // "Well when I first found out it was the red wings, your name popped up in my head first, I sent you a text that said 'see you tomorrow' and I think our only exchange after that was a bunch of laughs?"
- did a fastest interview together and clearly spent the whole time losing their shit while laughing at each other trying to be serious

larkin/filppula (7151/5171)
- Guys who can touch their helmets to their skates when stretching
- Spotted chatting amicably on various occasions
- It’s like when your friend has a hot older brother and you’re not supposed to like him but you do
- Val The Zenmaster versus Dylan Larkin I’m Saving Happiness And Relaxation For Marriage

zadina/hronek (1117/1711)
- The Forward and His Defenseman
- Always immediately skate into each other’s arms for cellys which I just think is so cute
- czech maknae line that accidentally got boyfriend'd
- canonically assigned bffs via social media management team
- hronek needles zadina to get his girlfriend to make them czech dishes because they can't find anyone in detroit to cook them
- Oh, how are you doing, Mr. Voracek?
- zadina's first nhl goal was a snipe from a pass off hronek and they both ended up losing their shit about it
- did a fastest interview together and clearly spent the whole time trying their very best to not start laughing at each other and do it seriously

bertuzzi/hronek (5917/1759)
- well, they're friends!
- Hronek most common canonical victim of tuzzi's physical touch love language probably because he actually enjoys it rather than patiently tolerating it like the rest of the team
- seriously every other day there's a new pic of them hugging and laughing as a pregame ritual hug before everyone walks out onto the ice and it's making me crawl around the edges of my apartment in an endless circle of agony
-it's like bert realized fil was born in 97 and said Okay this little weirdo is my son now <3

zadina/fabbri/filppula (141151)
- Eyebrow line
- Two twinks and their older brother who drives them home from the gay bar at 4am because he was worried they’d get murdered if they took an uber home
- literally have played 0 lines together despite the rampant line change bingo shuffling that the drw go through but if it happens then i'd like to fucking see it

larkin/bowey (7174/7471)
- dylan notoriously has control over the locker room's aux cord but he has a special spotify playlist that's just music bows likes to hear
- dylan also has said in official interviews that bows is one of the funniest guys on the team

abdelkader/larkin (871/718)
- larkin drunkenly gave abby a lapdance, and not even in the jokey way where you don’t have to look at each other. Full on straddle baby.
- This gif (https://66.media.tumblr.com/bb6fdb4d88aa31629894b43818ffe61e/tumblr_o457ieOTK31qgw93ro3_540.gifv) of larkin with blood in his teeth sadly calling out “Hey, Abby?” to help him check if his tooth is chipped and his lip is split or not

larkin/bernier (7145/5471)
- Jonathan Bernier the grown man Dylan Larkin notably calls ‘Baby.’
- If it exists more I would like to see it
- Sat awkwardly far apart during the mom's trip dinner but still next to each other and then tried their best to hug e/o during the photo op moments instead of their moms despite a foot and a half between their chairs

bertuzzi/bowey (5974/7459)
- goofballs who like to playfight and wrassle
- you know when you laugh at something stupid and it sets your friend off and they start laughing which just makes you laugh harder until you're both on the floor with tears in your eyes and your stomach hurts? it's like that
- they both are just so sweet though

glendening/larkin (4172/7241)
- used to be roommates when dylan was a rookie. Mentorship.
- Larkin made a special spotify playlist for Luke’s bachelor party and then was spotted at his wedding hanging out exclusively with random children and dogs. This isn’t even a ship thing I just think that’s funny
- What about when you attacked Glendening? my friend Luke Glendening?
- "He's one of the greatest role models I've had in my life. I'm very proud of him. He's someone that has deserved everything he's worked for. It's a special night." → larkin during an interview before luke's 500th game milestone night

fabbri/bernier (1445/4514)
- Bernier silently stuck an arm out for a fist bump after Robby (star of the game) had already walked past him and then somehow Robby Knew and immediately turned around, walked back 5 steps, and fist bumped him back as to not leave Bernier hanging. What does it all mean.
- Robby got to give Bernier the puck for being the star of the game in return and immediately pulled him in for a sweet and tender bro-hug with a huge smile on his face. What does it all Mean.

fabbri/mcilrath (1420/2014)
- Mcilrath slapped Robby's ass one time and I laughed

fabbri/bowey (1474/4714)
- when asked which teammates he would take with him to a deserted island robby said bert and bows and idk what insight there is in That but I sure am trying to glean it

mantha/fabbri (3914/1439)
- Blessed Buckethead Christmas In Meijers TikTok Prank
- Robby your exceptional smallness / Anthony your exceptional hugeness
- Oh, so y’all got jokes now?
- Mantha hanging out by the locker room hallway in short-shorts when Robby walked by on purpose multiple games in a row despite being out on injury.

comrie/bernier (4534/3445)
- the goalies kiss after every win, as is custom,
- Mentorship.
- age gap *smirk emoji*
- the little whoville face is here, you love to see it
- Bernier's incredible stoicism vs Comrie's incredibly delightful optimism
- [ post December '19 edit ] Comrie got sent off on waivers and then we didn't pick him back up but I liked their dynamic so this is staying.

larkin/zadina (1171/7111)
- Mentorship.
- Boys with chronic babyfaceitis
- hero worship crush except also backwards where dylan thinks he has to deny himself things because fil is younger and not depressed and full of potential
- "Larkin... you know, he is one of the best forwards in the league, so I would love to play with him." → quote from Zadina while he was still in the Griffins

zetterberg/larkin (7140/4071)
- Zetterberg is dead but Mentorship.
- The Captain and The Kid
- Zetterberg voice He makes me feel old.
- “I promised your Mom you’d wear a mouthguard.”
- When the Wings set you up under Zetterberg, the message is pretty clear. When the guy retires early and you split an A with three other players, it isn’t anymore.
- You're always going to struggle if you look outside of yourself for validation/ I guess I'm always going to struggle then

zetterberg/zadina (4011/1140)
- Big z and little z
- crushes on larkin at some point.
- thats all I got I just want to see it

mcilrath/helm (2043/4320)
- Catcalled helm with a “YEAHHH DARREN ;-)” while walking down a hallway once and then they high fived about it

moritz seider wildcard free space (53)
- We just love to see him. Thank you.
- (on his draft day) "Dylan Larkin called me and he was so excited, I didn’t know what to say."
- I’m dying to know what a 6ft4 triple aries himbo will do to the web of relationships on this team please I’m trying to see something
- known one direction fan, probably grew his hair out to look like harry styles circa 2014
- said he likes Detroit because it reminds him of his own shitty blue collar ass working-class hometown in Germany
- Was filmed singing the lyrics to Shake That Ass by Eminem with the most delighted face you've ever seen before a game
- Known to have Not To Me Not If It's You disease re: the other redwing rookies
- never shuts up but he's fun. He's a good guy to be around, according to Zadina and Gus Lindstom

ROOKIE DYNAMICS ZONE
- Joe Hicketts helped Gus Lindstrom get an apartment and with language barriers and had him become his neighbor so he'd always be first to help if lindy needed anything
- Zadina alleged bffs with Lindstrom and Seider
- Mo Seider / Joe Veleno → Oh My God They Were Roommates. // the Vibe @ the seider-veleno apartment when one of you got knocked out in the relegation round and one of you won gold
- Lindstrom learned about american pop culture by watching Hannah Montana
- Lindstrom getting mentored by Nik Kronwall *rattling the bars of my cage* I'm fine and feel a normal amount about this
- Lindstrom claims givani smith has the worst taste in music ever
- Jack Adams reported buddy to everyone on the griffins but can't actually play because of a torn ACL/MCL
- all part of the taking flight pr campaign wherein the rookies have to blog about what being a rookie is like, and they all actively & lovingly read each other's blogs.
- they all have hero-worship crushes on Dylan Larkin
- "We hang around, talk to each other, we have some good laughs. We connect with one another so it's nice to see. They're also really good hockey players so there's a lot of things I can pick up from that. I guess it's always nice to be a part of that, watching and being on the ice at the same time with some elite players during practices and games, just learning from each other." → Joe Veleno trying to explain the griffins team dynamix
- lindy said his favorite thing about grand rapids was beating hicketts at darts when they went out for dinner (WHERE? AT DIVE BARS? WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO DINNER THAT HAS DARTS???)
- mojoe cup stacking→ "Hey, how's your day been?" "It'll be better once I beat you [at this useless meaningless competition]." like ok rivals to friends to lovers I See You
-evgeny svechnikov leaving weirdly flirtatious comments on lindy's instagram posts
-svech also commenting confusing emoji paragraphs on EVERYONE'S posts. language barriers obliterated by the power of emojis
-jack adams leaving weirdly flirtatious comments on lindy's instagram posts
- zadina regularly making fun of veleno in instagram comments
- lindy ig post as soon as quarantine started where he missed everyone else and said "What did you have for breakfast this morning moritzseider", got promptly ignored by mo, but jack adams replied with just "Pigeon", and no one replied to jack

AA GOT TRADED BUT IN MY HEART HE'S A REDWING FOREVER ZONE.
athanasiou/bertuzzi (7259/5972)
- Slightly fucked up love language miscommunication
- Inside jokes for days
- I fight for you and you bitch about it?
- Big bitchy cat / small weirdly loyal junkyard dog
- Andreas Athanasiou known vegan hanging out with known man who eats garbage Tyler Bertuzzi
- Play hotpuck together before every fucking game in warmups
- Whenever Andreas hits the whoa Tyler immediately dabs in return
- Most active on tiktok. Don’t say ANYTHING.
- Andreas always the first to come check on Tyler whenever he gets hurt, and he always looks exponentially pissed off about it, usually while Tyler is laughing about getting hurt

fabbri/athanasiou (1472/7214)
- Hey isn’t it kind of fucked up that we have only been playing together for like a month and already both have improved together rapidly? Isn’t that wild? Haha bro?
- Hey man, why are you sitting in AA’s stall. Robby. Hello. What does it mean.
- probably trade secrets about skincare and how to pluck their eyebrows with each other

athanasiou/larkin (7172/7271)
- “Dylan, why do you think you work so well together with AA?” / okay now just picture the dumbest looking smile you can imagine
- "Don’t worry about the haters Andreas cords are still cool." <– notorious comment left by dylan on a pic of andreas wearing headphones with wires instead of airpods on the red wings instagram
- Dylan thinks Andreas has the worst tape job in the league :^)

athanasiou/fabbri/bertuzzi (721459)
- Boys who Tyler loves to jump onto and hug
- Pick3 except it worked out insanely well somehow
- I cannot elaborate more or I might die