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@ESPN:
Shane Hollander is said to be forming a new rivalry with Detroit’s Aaron Matthews. The two have had some impressive match ups this season so far, with Matthews putting up big numbers for Detroit. Several NHL inside sources have confirmed that Shane Hollander is...[link]
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@AlwaysOnTheIce:
Ran into Rozanov yesterday and managed to get a few photos. Didn’t realise at the time but you can see his phone and...guys, he’s definitely texting Hollander, right?
[Photo shows Ilya Rozanov walking past along the corridor, head down, looking at his phone. His phone screen is clearly visible in the photo. Parts of the screen are obscured by reflected glare from the overhead lighting. Everything on the screen is still legible except for the name at the top of the text thread. The texts captured in the photo read as follows: ]
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What is this? Fucking Aaron Matthews?
Oh so you have new rival?
You are going to be in scoring race with Matthews now? I do not think is what you want.
You know its all made up.
Just the league and their angles. Its not anything
Ah but you knew about this hmm? You know and you say nothing?
You are cheating on me now
And with him
He is not even good
Oh my god, you are ridiculous
I am not cheating on you
I am sat at home watching YOUR game tape before OUR game.
That new power kill is good but it won’t hold. Not against us.
Ah so you are not too distracted. This is good. I do not want excuses when you are crying for me on Thursday.
In your dreams Rozanov.
Ah I have many dreams Hollander.
Do not tempt me.
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@RozanovWatch:
What in the...?
@Metros4Life:
What is even happening? Since when do they even have each others phone numbers!?!
@HollanderVsTheRest:
Texting your rival to accuse them of not paying enough attention to you is....? I mean, I didn’t think that was like an option even
@SamanthaSkates21:
Why does this kind of sound like a fight you’d have with your boyfriend though?
Rozanov: You are looking at other players?
Hollander: No, no, sweetheart, I’m not, I can explain, I swear
@GoalieEyes replying to @SamanthaSkates21:
Oh my God it does!
@NHL_Iced_Tea:
Ilya Rozanov at the club: Commitment? Ah no, no thank you, is not for me
Ilya Rozanov at the rink: Yes, I am in a committed relationship rivalry with Shane Hollander
@RaidRaidRaiders:
No but seriously. ‘You are cheating on me.’ That is some crazy talk
@RaidRaidRaiders:
Things Ilya-I-only-do-casual-Rozanov has never said to a woman: ‘You are cheating on me.’
Things Ilya Rozanov has said to his sworn rival Shane Hollander: ‘You are cheating on me.’
@SaraCarlos24:
Oh I am crying laughing at this. Too fucking funny
@DylanWatchesHockey:
Ilya Rozanov holding the NHL at gunpoint: That is MY rival. MINE.
@FredricksBarBoston:
But the ‘having each others phone numbers’ thing though 🤨
@StanAsInStanleyCup:
Other players dealing with Ilya Rozanov: Ok, eyes down, don’t draw too much attention, maybe he won’t chirp too much this time
Hollander: Here, have my personal phone number so you can send all your thoughts directly to me with no outside interference.
@JamiesCarsBoston:
Oh my god, you’re right. They’re both as bad as each other.
@KatyaCallsTheShots:
So you’re telling me the ‘jealous, possessive rivals’ thing goes both ways...👀👀👀
@HockeyFightsHockeyLife:
Truly. Having his phone number and not then blocking him is some wild shit
@RozanovWatch:
Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander - not normal about hockey or each other
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[The day after the Fanmail incident]
@SamanthaSkates21:
Oh my God, they were together the whole fucking time!
@AlanLong454:
They said several years, right? So those texts...Oh my God
@StanAsInStanleyCup:
Yes, the fucking texts. Those texts with Hollander. From Rozy’s last year in Boston. Holy shit.
@PanicAtTheRink:
How? Like seriously how? How did we not fucking see this
@Metros4Life retweeting @PanicAtTheRink:
I....I really do not know.
@KatyaCallsTheShots:
If he looks like he’s flirting, sounds like he’s flirting, winks like he’s flirting...
@HockeyCompilations81 retweeting @KatyaCallsTheShots:
Oh my god, we are all idiots
@FrancisJones27:
Oh so they sounded like they were in a relationship because they were in a relationship. Ok got it, got it, just going to go scream into a pillow for 5-7 business days
@RightAtTheRink:
What is even happening...? I... I don’t think I can process this...What in the world
@AaronMatthewsHockey:
@Rozanov81 so this is why you checked me so hard the week after that photo leaked? C’mon dude, that was uncalled for. I could feel it in my fucking teeth man, I swear.
@SaraCarlos24 retweeting @AaronMatthewsHockey:
Oh my God @Rozanov81 Not normal about Shane Hollander for sure
@FrancisJones27:
Really, truly, we are all idiots
@NHL_Iced_Tea:
Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander are in a relationship rivalry relationship
@IceIceIce:
Jesus how did we not see this
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@Rozanov81:
[Photo showing a page from Shane Hollander’s newly signed contract with the Ottawa Centaurs. All the text on the page has been blurred out, except for one paragraph which reads:
‘If requested by Ilya Rozanov, a scoreboard is to be installed in the Ottawa Centaurs home locker room. Said scoreboard shall be situated above the doorway within the locker room and will be updated after every game by maintenance staff. The scoreboard will show, at all times, the current number of goals and points scored by Centaur’s players Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov during each NHL season for the full duration of this contract.’
This paragraph has been circled in blue highlighter and a neat handwritten note has been added in the margin. The note reads simply ‘early wedding present.’ ]
@Rozanov81: Sweetheart, I am going to enjoy making you regret this very much 😏😘
@OttawaCentaursStan:
Oh my God, in the contract
@IceIceIce:
He put it in the contract y’all
@NHL_Iced_Tea:
Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander are in a relationship rivalry relationship rivalry
@SamanthaSkates21:
I don’t understand. How does this work? Is the rivalry real? Or the relationship?
@SaraCarlos24 replying to @SamanthaSkates21:
Both. That’s how it works. It’s definitely both
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