Because it's FUN to watch big men balance on small pieces of metal *g*

So anyways.  These are the Detroit Red Wings (well, some of them). They're a hockey team.  They won the Stanley Cup (which is the NHL championship thing) in 1997 and 1998.  They also did very slashy things.  You can find out more about the Red Wings at Their Official Site and The Hockey-Dreams mailing list

Life, In A Nutshell - R. Set during the 1998 playoffs (more on the exact time in the author's notes).  Kris Draper takes care of Chris Osgood after a missed save costs the Wings the game.

Splinters - NC-17. Set in 2001.  Draper and Maltby comfort McCarty after an injury.

Deep Breaths - R. Steve comforts Shanahan after the 11998 Olympics.  Maybe slash, maybe gen.

Proud - PG. Set after the wings win the 2002 WWestern Conference Semi-Final.  Sometimes, people surprise you.   Gen.

Bruise - NC-17.  Grind Line PWP after Malttby blocked about three shots in a row during Game 5 of the 2002 Western Conference Semi-finals.

Respect - R.  Chris Chelios comforts Jiri FFischer after the announcement of Fischer's suspension for Game 5 of the Cup Finals.

Tradition - PG.  A gen look on how Yzerman and Shanahan's tradition of pregame ice cream during the Olympics might have started in 1998.  

Vanilla - NC-17.   A slash look at how the previous tradition may have started.  

     - set in 2001-2002 season..  A story about love, lust, friendship, and how the lines between them get a little blurry.
 

- Sequel to Everyday. One love, one life, when there's one need in the night, One love, we get to share it, leaves you baby if you don;t care for it.  The fates of Max, Pavel, Jiri, and Sean are tied together, but will they realize that before all four are destroyed?
 

- Dominik Hasek has faced down the best shooters the NHL has to offer.  Now he faces a new enemy....one inside his own mind.
 

- contains "Beautiful Child", its sequels, and any spin-offs.
 

Cast of Characters
 
 

Kris Draper.  Not only is he best friends with Ozzie, he's also best friends with Darren McCarty.  More on that one below.  He, McCarty, and Maltby are often referred to as the "Grind Line".

Darren McCarty.  Best friends with Kris Draper.  This is best illustrated with a story.  You see, in 1996, a player named Claude Lemieux checked Draper into the boards at a time when a check really wasn't necessary.  Draper smashed into the boards so hard he lost his helmet, had to have surgery, and ate out of a straw for months.  Did Claude apologize?  No.  Did he claim that his check "made Draper a household name" and basically credit himself with Draper's career  Uh-huh.  So, the next time the Wings met Claude's team, McCarty wiped the ice with Lemieux, starting not only a brawl which fans still talk about today, but starting a feud that still lasts.

Kirk Maltby.  Does pizza commercials with McCarty and is friends with both Draper and McCarty.
 

Chris "Ozzie" Osgood, the Red Wings number 1 goalie from 1998-2001.  Recently traded for Dominic Hasek (but we won't get into that.)  Best friends with Kris Draper and they used to live together before both got married.