nocheckpls:

i have a headcanon about my big russain baby Alexei Mashkov, where he just really relates to Jack and just really wanted to be his friend

like it’s no news that enhancement drugs are quite common in the Russian athlete world, so maybe Tater felt a lot of pressure to take them, but never did. and every day in the KHL he felt anxious and accepted the first team to offer a drafting in to the NHL because it wasn’t like that in the US

and then he came to the US and didn’t really know the language but he was a social butterfly and the team was alright so in the end it worked out well, and no one offers him drugs or takes bribes or anything and he just feels so safe. 

and then he meets Jack and the guys tells him Jack’s story and Tater is like !!!! this smol american? he understand!!! and just wants to be his friend but he is not really good with smoothness so he’s like aaah!!! smol american got girlfriend!!! amercans like to talk about girlfriend!!! and one time he got to visit Jack and he has pie in his fridge and its AMAZING!!!! so girlfriend can cook? RIGHT compliment her cooking!!! Good!!! This will make smol american my friend!!!

he just tries so hard and is so nice