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hat series: 14/?

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Sometimes I am sad. So I look at pictures of Alex Ovechkin smoldering in various ways. And then I am not sad anymore.

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Have a happy birthday, Dubie!

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@capitals: Purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka

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rizz? no clue

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this is porn. to me.

bonus: okay you guys get it

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caps + text posts: nicky edition, part 2 

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Alex Ovechkin tries, fails to pronounce “Hockey at its best,” despite John Carlson’s best tutorial efforts.

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ovi: ice cream enthusiast

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hey uh new type of ao3 spam comment just dropped. (I know it's spam because the fic they left this comment on . doesn't have chapters. lmfao). Report this kinda comment as spam and don't take it personally it is literally recycled bullshit

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YESSSSSSSS

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Nicklas Bäckström in Moscow, 2012

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Nicklas Bäckström

Born November 23, 1987 in Gävle, Sweden (age 30) Drafted 4th overall in 2006 by the Washington Capitals Current team: Washington Capitals (Alternate Captain)

On-Ice Highlights

First NHL goal 11/08/2007

OT winner 11/23/2007

First NHL playoff goal 04/17/2008

Blocking two shots without a stick 03/04/2010

OT winner 03/14/2010

Playoff hat trick (includes OT winner) 04/17/2010

Backstrom ties game and wins it in OT 11/01/2011

100th NHL goal 12/30/2011

Double OT winner (playoffs) 04/14/2012

OT winner 11/08/2014

Hat trick 12/13/2014

OT winner (playoffs) 04/21/2015

OT winner 12/07/2016

500th NHL assist 01/07/2017

OT winner 03/04/2017

Gold medal-deciding shootout goal in the 2017 IIHF World Championship 05/21/2017

Off-Ice Highlights

Ovi announces Nicky’s name at the draft

Backstrom signs his first NHL contract, throws out first pitch at Washington Nationals game

Segway Tour 2007 - Video 1, Video 2

Learn Swedish with Nicky - Class 1, Class 2

Ovechkin and Backstrom complete each other

Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Green do a photo shoot

Cruisin’ with Nicklas Backstrom

Backstrom pranks Ovechkin

Nicklas Backstrom Geico Commercials - Fifteen, Splinter, Lord Stanley, Over Ice, Lock Up, Ice Break

Nicklas Backstrom’s tour of his hometown

Nicky and the boys - shenanigans on a plane

Who would Nicky pick #1 overall in fantasy hockey?

Nicky and Ovi do a photoshoot

Segway Tour 2015

Nicklas Backstrom pranks Marcus Johansson and Andre Burakovsky

“ALL STAR NICKLAS BACKSTROM!”

Nicky at the All-Star Game

Global Heritage Series: Nicklas Backstrom - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Swedish Food Tasting

Nicklas Backstrom World Cup of Hockey Commercial

Nicklas Backstrom’s 500 Assists - Tribute, Ceremony

Hate sneaks

Nicky on media day 2017 - 1, 2, 3

Nicky and his annoying son

Nicky and the 2018 Canine Calendar Shoot - 1, 2

Nicky takes his son out onto the ice

Nicky and other Swedes discuss Swedish stereotypes (and throw Burky under the bus)

Fun Facts

Played for Brynäs IF in Sweden from 2002 to 2007, when he came to the NHL

Played for Sweden in the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship and won a bronze medal

Played for Sweden in the 2006 and 2007 IIHF World Juniors, and was Sweden’s leading scorer in the 2006 tournament

Played for Sweden in IIHF World Championships in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, and 2017

Won gold medals in 2006 and 2017

Played for Sweden in the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014

Won a silver medal in 2014

Wasn’t allowed to play in the gold medal game because of a drug found in his allergy medication; this issue was resolved afterwards

Played for Sweden in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey

Played for Dynamo Moscow during the 2012-13 NHL Lockout with Alex Ovechkin, after Ovechkin called him every day asking him to come

Selected to his first All-Star Game in the 2015-16 season

NHL’s rookie of the month in December 2007

As of November 2017, has been named NHL third star of the week six times (2010 x 3, 2011, 2016, 2017), and has been named NHL first star of the week twice (2009, 2017)

In his rookie season was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team and was the runner-up for the Calder Memorial Trophy

SHL Elitserien Rookie of the Year and Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (2006)

Viking Award (Best Swedish player in North America) (2009 and 2015)

At the time, was the youngest Swedish player to ever play in a World Championship (2006)

First NHL rookie to record four assists in two consecutive games

Holds the Capitals franchise record for assists in a season by a rookie (56)

Capitals franchise leader in assists

Became alternate captain in the 2010-11 season

Requested by @holtbaest, @backybae215

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I wanted to disagree with your angry anon and support you, but, frankly, I myself sometimes feel odd reading some caps fans' posts about Backstrom. Like mack truck is not much of a compliment for someone so unique and exquisite like Nicky. He is in fact less delicate than his face would make you think, but still... there is nothing about his pale smooth body that makes me think about the epithets some of you like to attach to him. There is nothing wrong with not being super-manly/muscular etc.

fun fact that anon was not sent to me, it was sent to @backybae215

isn’t it possible for him to be pretty and muscular at the same time? cause like, he is both. obviously nicky is not #1 on my “will ogle at” scale, but like, it’s nothing to brush away.

i’ll let my friend take it from here