Max Comtois disables comments on Instagram

[Sam Spade]

Why would anyone in the public eye ever allow comments?

 

[hairylikebear]

Why would anyone in the public eye ever allow comments?

There was probably a time before they were in the public eye when they enjoyed comments from their friends and families.

 

[93LEAFS]

But he played well enough, I know you are a keen enough observer of the sport that you saw that much. I guess maybe it's explanation enough that the general fan didn't watch or can't follow well enough to make a reasonable assessment and judge him on the penalty shot alone. I think you have to want to dislike someone to reach that far.

As captain and the returning player, it's going to get overly focused on him. He was one of the more prominent names on the team. I think anyone who is going to lose it on a 19 year old kid on social media over an amateur game of hockey, is going to lash out at something. I just don't think it's fueled in him being Quebecois. There may be a small element of that, but I don't think that is what is fueling it. There were a bunch of people complaining about his diving and running up the score before the game.

People also lost it on Hicketts, Blackwood, and Lowry the Virtanen year. No one really bashed the silver medal 2017 team, because it was such a heartbreaking loss in a shootout. If Canada loses in the Qtrs, with a subpar offense as we did in the Russia and Finland games, the idiots are going to emerge and do this. If Canada has this happen again next year, maybe Lafreniere will get the blame, but its just as likely it could be someone like Hayton or Dobson.

 

[Sam Spade]

There was probably a time before they were in the public eye when they enjoyed comments from their friends and families.

Then make it private, it's not super complicated.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

You can't be serious. In any competition a competitor will try to gain an advantage. Don't overreact. The glory for winning definitely ranks over the honor and dignity.

How does diving help you when you are up 10-0 on Denmark?

 

[hairylikebear]

Then make it private, it's not super complicated.

That's what he did though. He probably enjoyed getting comments until now which is why it was open and public to begin with.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

Then make it private, it's not super complicated.

I guess were asking too much for Canadiens to not berate a 19 year old?

 

[Sam Spade]

I guess were asking too much for Canadiens to not berate a 19 year old?

People on the internet are idiots so we know this was gonna happen, everyone knows it, why not assure it doesn't by disabling comments before the tourny started just to avoid this type of stuff?

 

[hangman005]

I think part of why he allowed comments on social media, is as an avenue to interact with the fans, but then crap like this is why they stay out of reach.

 

[Stive Morgan]

It’s amazing how many people don’t realize this. We put so much pressure on these KIDS it’s ridiculous. I don’t care if they are 19 and technically adults. They are kids and we need to ease up on them. This isn’t the Olympics and these guys aren’t being paid millions to put up with our ****. They are literally playing for the love of the game. No one takes it harder than the players themselves. The last thing they need is to have Canada harass them because we lost a ****ing hockey game.

I gave up truly caring about this tournament a few years ago. With how much TSN hypes it up and the amount of pressure put on them by the casual fan I just can’t stand to care anymore. I still follow the tournament and TC more than just about everyone except for us HFers but the outcome of the tourney doesn’t matter. I was pissed when Finland scored last night. But I let out a **** and then went and played some battlefield before my own hockey. And guess what, woke up today and it was the same as every other day.

I was disappointed for about 20 seconds, but then I was just thinking how proud I was of all the players on both teams for playing a great game of hockey.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

That's disgusting. It's one thing to critique/criticize their performance on a random forum, but it's another to harass them on their personal social media accounts (instagram, Facebook, etc.).

The internet has certainly given the world a lot of tremendous advantages, but it's also given us a generation of "online tough guys" who seem to think intentionally hurting people is hilarious.

 

[AustonsNostrils]

We are absolutely allowed to be critical of his play. Players are also able to set filters on their social media accounts if they don't want to read any negative comments.

Unless someone is making death threats (or calling his parents and leaving voice mails, which would be insane) discussing a player's poor play and attitude on a message board or on their social media account directly is not harassment.

If you think it's acceptable or normal to go on somebody's personal social media and 'discuss a player's poor play and attitude' you're a loser and almost certainly a coward because you wouldn't do it face to face one on one.

forums are another story.

 

[Claypool]

If you think it's acceptable or normal to go on somebody's personal social media and 'discuss a player's poor play and attitude' you're a loser and almost certainly a coward because you wouldn't do it face to face one on one.

forums are another story.

So you don't think players read forums? Is a Steve Simmons article about Kessel eating hot dogs not also then a similar type of harassment? Players are free to make their social media accounts private so only friends and family can leave comments/likes. I'm not saying leaving negative comments is right or wrong, what I'm saying is it's now just part of being a professional athlete in today's social media world. If you can't handle getting negative comments then make your accounts private or don't make one at all. It's not a hard concept.

 

[Chimpradamus]

A smart player wouldn't have a social media account at all. It's pure cancer and total garbage.

 

[hangman005]

So you don't think players read forums? Is a Steve Simmons article about Kessel eating hot dogs not also then a similar type of harassment? Players are free to make their social media accounts private so only friends and family can leave comments/likes. I'm not saying leaving negative comments is right or wrong, what I'm saying is it's now just part of being a professional athlete in today's social media world. If you can't handle getting negative comments then make your accounts private or don't make one at all. It's not a hard concept.

No but the difference is significant. A persons social media, now days is almost like their phone number, where as the your examples are generalized. To me it's almost akin to kicking in someones door, or following them around criticizing...

The difference with posting a critical article or being an asshole about a player on a message board is that they have to seek that stuff out... a social media profile is their domain, so to speak.

 

[Ola]

I am disapointed at the performance of this years team but I am not ashamed of them at all, they did their best and tried their best and don't have to be here if they don't want to.

These idiot fans spewing this **** at Comtois...................them I am ashamed of.

Yeah, and its pretty amazing that it took a loss in a hard fought game for the flaming to start, the ridiculous diving alone wasn't enough...

 

[Claypool]

No but the difference is significant. A persons social media, now days is almost like their phone number, where as the your examples are generalized. To me it's almost akin to kicking in someones door, or following them around criticizing...

The difference with posting a critical article or being an ******* about a player on a message board is that they have to seek that stuff out... a social media profile is their domain, so to speak.

The phone number comparison is absurd. Everyone promotes their social media online. The league does it with every player profile. Everyone wants you to follow them and "like" their content. Players are free to hide social media content or mark accounts private.

 

[hangman005]

The phone number comparison is absurd. Everyone promotes their social media online. The league does it with every player profile. Everyone wants you to follow them and "like" their content. Players are free to hide social media content or mark accounts private.

There are similarities and there are differences. Do I mean exactly like a phone number, no. But in this day in age, they aren't alot of old school comparisons to use. But most people will have a social media profile, they might be every where or just on one platform, they might be private and they might be public. But like picking up the phone and calling them, it is directed right at them, and though it hasn't happened that I've heard in this specific case, but they can't get you through that, they will try the numbers/accounts of friends or family or people who have the same name.

But the big reason I used the phone analogy is that it is specific directed targeting, where as by large a forum is the water cooler at work, he may come over and listen in, or join in himself, but he is making the concerted effort to do so.

 

[Fred McCarthy]

Canada has a junior hockey problem and we better address it . When Nhlers get berated , I don't care , they go home with a wheelbarrow full of money . This BOYS get payed nothing and play there hearts out for us Canadians and regardless of flaws in individuals , they give it all on the ice . Sickening , it's just sickening. These messages say little about the player but speak volumes to the low lifes leaving vile messages .As a hockey nation , we should be ashamed.

 

[Jerzey Devil]

People keep bringing up how he’s only a 19 year old but what if most of the hateful comments he was getting were from people his age or younger? Not that it justifies it or anything but I think people are being a little hard on Canada as a whole right now. I was pretty surprised to find out that some of the posters on this site were like 14-15 years old.

 

[Jablkon]

That's disgusting. It's one thing to critique/criticize their performance on a random forum, but it's another to harass them on their personal social media accounts (instagram, Facebook, etc.).

The internet has certainly given the world a lot of tremendous advantages, but it's also given us a generation of "online tough guys" who seem to think intentionally hurting people is hilarious.

And is it normal to abuse entire country as being a diver? Who was the other canadian diver before him because I can not remember anybody.

 

[Fred McCarthy]

46 years after the 72 Summit series , in which Phil Esposito semi berated Canadian fans after the game in Vancouver ....we've only gotten worse ...now we berate juniors. Who we think we are these days as a hockey nation and who we are , are two different things.

 

[Sens With Benefits]

And is it normal to abuse entire country as being a diver? Who was the other canadian diver before him because I can not remember anybody.

Gallagher/Kadri but they weren't captains.

 

[Aspirine]

The Mtl press here pretending the outrage is all about missing the penalty shot.
While I do think there were racist undertones in the mob, I'm pretty sure the penalty shot miss comes second to all the diving on the Comtois-did-wrong list. I know I respect him a little less because of it. Couldn't care less about the missed PS.
I'm a francophone Quebecois btw.

 

[Jablkon]

Gallagher/Kadri but they weren't captains.

Ok then, apołogize. It just does not look that surprising (I mean the reaction). Probably no one would really kill him. I am not saying he abused entire country, but where else than in Canada should people react to that.