Chris Wideman calls out Leafs for showboating - and I agree

[Transplanted Caper]

Anytime something like this happens, I'm reminded about David Price's attitude towards bat flips and the like. "Pitch better".

 

[smitty10]

there should be a sense of respect in the league

You're right. The Habs should have put forward an effort that they wouldn't have been embarrassed of. Tanking for draft picks should be done in a more respectful way.

 

[Amadeus]

"They'll get what they deserve in a few weeks" that's gold though

Pretty classless comment after the Leafs intention was doing something classy. Be better, Wideman.

 

[smitty10]

Hopefully other Habs fans have chimed in and disagreed massively with the OP.

I promise, we are all not soft skinned and think this is an issue at all.

Wideman is just being a piss baby and coping hard. He knows he's done and going back to the KHL at the end of this year.

Thankfully, Matheson's comments are more reflective of a true professional athlete. Don't like the EBUG in the game? Don't play so poorly that it's a viable option. Don't like the PP1 being out? Then retire. This is professional sports, players are paid for results on the ice, teams are heading into the play-offs and want to be executing at the highest level.

Wideman can go back to punching air in back of an Uber. Embarrassing from him and anyone who actually buys this cope.

This is the view of my buddies who are Habs fans too. I think the majority feel this way. We all have losers in our fan bases that embarrass the rest of us.

 

[thusk]

im happy Wideman said something here,, Leafs are upm 7-1 and put in a PTO goalie to rub salt in the wounds,, thats bulletin board material if you ask me

Not only that but they are up 7-1 and put out their PP1 unit,, unbelievable

Im glad Wideman spoke up because to me, thats bush league

Leafs tried to get ready for playoff at 5-1 or 1-1, they are praticing... the score doesn't matter...they want to have their even strenght game, penalty kill, power play being sharp before playoff start...

And gave 70 second to someone to live his dream without received any shot... just come

Wideman are better to concentrate himself to his own game because his NHL is pratically over

 

[TheGreenTBer]

f*** right off with this take, if the roles were reversed you'd defend it to no end and your abysmal posting history makes this clear.

 

[TOGuy14]

Oilers did this earlier this season and it was fine then.

No issue with the Leafs doing this whatsoever.

First thing I thought of

Another org did it last year and very one said it was a classy move etc. Leafs do it and they are terrible

Just goes to show how much Leafs hate is out there

 

[MCR74]

f*** right off with this take, if the roles were reversed you'd defend it to no end and your abysmal posting history makes this clear.

Damn straight.

The Habs' season ended a long time ago. This is just another excuse to cry about nothing.

 

[tucker3434]

The EBUG? For a minute? Why not. That’s likely the only NHL ice he’ll ever see.

PP1 I could see going either way. PP2 is typically the unit that needs the extra practice but PP2 isn’t playing the full 2 min regardless. How much does it really matter which order you roll them out?

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Lol anyone who didnt immediately know who the OP would be is very, very lucky.

PP1 when no one is chasing a milestone or something is lame, but whatever. The EBUG thing rules and Wideman is a huge tool. He once tried to bully me after I made a very light joke about him on instagram (nothing even close to personal) and it was the saddest thing I’d ever seen. Which I told him every time he messaged or commented

 

[frederixx]

That's quite funny actually. Would be epic if he wears a t-shirt saying "I told you so"

 

[MCR74]

The f***ing game was over well before they put the emergency backup in net.

The kid got to see big ice for a minute (which would've made absolutely no difference), and some sorry Habs fan whines about it. Sounds about right to me.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

The EBUG? For a minute? Why not. That’s likely the only NHL ice he’ll ever see.

PP1 I could see going either way. PP2 is typically the unit that needs the extra practice but PP2 isn’t playing the full 2 min regardless. How much does it really matter which order you roll them out?

Meh, that’s a game where you reward players who wouldn’t normally be on the PP, and who have been playing hard that game.

Not a huge deal but kinda lame imo

 

[93gilmour93]

Ole ole ole ole…..ole….. oleeeeeee

 

[SoupNazi]

I give this thread ten classless Subbans.