Tom Wilson episode against the Rangers

[Embryo]

Haha NYR PITT BOS fans uniting against the Caps, fun night. Glad nobody got hurt and we can laugh about this.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Cool your dad taught you right.... Simply put he could have seriously injured two players tonight. Not because he is tough because he is stupid and reckless.

He could have and it sounds like he did in regards to Pannarin. My point is, don’t hate the player hate the game. Willy isn’t unique to the NHL. He is one in a long legacy of goon DBags.

 

[caps4cup]

The sad thing is that Islanders, Bruins, and Penguins fans will hold on to this tweet telling themselves that Wilson fell to the ground turtling away from Martin even though they know in the back of their heads that it isn’t true.

And before you shoot back with Caps fans blindly defending Wilson, I’m not defending what he did to Buchnevich. There was no place for that.

It also sucked seeing a superstar like Panarin get thrown on the ground like that but I don’t think that’s necessarily suspension worthy or “dirty” per say. You can slow down the video all you want that cuts everything else out and makes it seem like Panarin was helmetless the whole time and Wilson threw him to the ground anyways. But that was a scrum after the whistle and Wilson having 50 pounds on Panarin. I’m not blaming Panarin for sticking up for Buchnevich, but that’s not a matchup that you want. And just because Panarin is an incredible player and smaller, doesn’t mean that he’s going to get a pass if he gets into a scrum with someone.

 

[Saitama]

Nothing much more to say. Tom Wilson sucks and should be out of the league. It's a shame that they'll maybe only give him a couple of games max.

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

Pulling hair is and always will be a bitch move

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Ay bro it's big boy hockey, you wouldn't have survived the 80s dude, bro.

/s

Yeah and just a decade or two later, many of those players have succumbed to the head injuries they built up playing that “big boy” hockey.

It shouldn’t be surprising or inferred as a sign of softness that fans and players alike have moved on from that era and are concerned about the health of fellow human beings.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

I think he pulled his hair because he has a crush on him and doesnt know how to express his feelings propely.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

He should get 20 games just for being cringe lmao flexing after cheapshotting 2 defenseless players

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

then your dad is a shitty person

Nah, he is a great guy.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

 

[madinsomniac]

I’m confused why can’t another player go after him? Reeves has done it. Why can’t others?

Cause ge turtles and it wont fix anything... modern paychecks and rules killed self enforcement.... the solution is either suspensions or telling refs to call absolutely everything on him and nothing against him until the solution is resolved by the team itself... which has happened to a few dirtbags over time like cooke and downie

 

[Embryo]

Wow this is more hate than Avery ever got. Avery never really tried to hurt anyone, he was just an annoying asshole.

 

[Rangers79]

Haha NYR PITT BOS fans uniting against the Caps, fun night. Glad nobody got hurt and we can laugh about this.

There are things that go above the game and rivalries. Most hockey fans don't wanna see people injured, especially when it's on purpose. It's a game, there's a line. Luckily almost all fans I've seen are on the same page here

 

[BlueMed]

League will show a lot here about how much they care about protecting their stars.

To me this is worse than a dirty hit. This is just straight up disrespectful garbage for no real reason... this isn't giving your team an advantage during the game... unless you're just trying to injure the other team's best player

It shouldn't even be about protecting the league's stars. It should be able protecting everyone. Stars shouldn't get preferential treatment over any other player. Everyone's safety matters, but apparently Wilson doesn't understand that.

 

[PensPlz]

Doesn't look like anyone was seriously injured so the league won't do shit.

This is how it has been for a while: Punish based on the result and not based on the act.

Also. Is Tom Wilson's little brother running the Capital's twitter account? f***ing embarrassing for the league to have something like that tweeted out. Complete lack of awareness.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Lol. There are no end of full on cringe moments is this thread tonight.

This is another spectacular one.

Sounds like you’ve never been in a fight. To bad, they build character.

 

[BTO]

How a referee stands there watching that and assesses a 10-minute misconduct rather than a match penalty for intent to injure is beyond me. Needs to be suspended right along with Wilson.

 

[danpantz]

The sad thing is that Islanders, Bruins, and Penguins fans will hold on to this tweet telling themselves that Wilson fell to the ground turtling away from Martin even though they know in the back of their heads that it isn’t true.

And before you shoot back with Caps fans blindly defending Wilson, I’m not defending what he did to Buchnevich. There was no place for that.

It also sucked seeing a superstar like Panarin get thrown on the ground like that but I don’t think that’s necessarily suspension worthy or “dirty” per say. You can slow down the video all you want that cuts everything else out and makes it seem like Panarin was helmetless the whole time and Wilson threw him to the ground anyways. But that was a scrum after the whistle and Wilson having 50 pounds on Panarin. I’m not blaming Panarin for sticking up for Buchnevich, but that’s not a matchup that you want. And just because Panarin is an incredible player and smaller, doesn’t mean that he’s going to get a pass if he gets into a scrum with someone.

He pulled Panarin down by his hair, That's pretty damn dirty.

 

[2ndGenIslander]

Wilson needs to be sterilized..and lobotomized

 

[Trueblue30]

He should get 20 games just for being cringe lmao flexing after cheapshotting 2 defenseless players

the pride you can only get from assaulting people half your size

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

It’s time for the NHL to send a message. Make his actions hurt the team. Suspend him for the playoffs.

 

[space321]

Those last two are still playing and productive like they were. You also left off legal on the Vis hit.

I didn't know charging was legal but okay

You Wilson fans make me laugh, hope Wilson gets Steve Moore'd one day and it wouldn't be a 10th of what he deserves.

 

[Beauner]

The sad thing is that Islanders, Bruins, and Penguins fans will hold on to this tweet telling themselves that Wilson fell to the ground turtling away from Martin even though they know in the back of their heads that it isn’t true.

And before you shoot back with Caps fans blindly defending Wilson, I’m not defending what he did to Buchnevich. There was no place for that.

It also sucked seeing a superstar like Panarin get thrown on the ground like that but I don’t think that’s necessarily suspension worthy or “dirty” per say. You can slow down the video all you want that cuts everything else out and makes it seem like Panarin was helmetless the whole time and Wilson threw him to the ground anyways. But that was a scrum after the whistle and Wilson having 50 pounds on Panarin. I’m not blaming Panarin for sticking up for Buchnevich, but that’s not a matchup that you want. And just because Panarin is an incredible player and smaller, doesn’t mean that he’s going to get a pass if he gets into a scrum with someone.

That's a lot of words to simply say "I dont care if he seriously injures someone"

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Cause ge turtles and it wont fix anything... modern paychecks and rules killed self enforcement.... the solution is either suspensions or telling refs to call absolutely everything on him and nothing against him until the solution is resolved by the team itself... which has happened to a few dirtbags over time like cooke and downie

Pretty sure he is up there in terms of fights for active players so he definitely doesn’t turtle lol. He is just strong as shit so not many players will be able to overpower him.

 

[Ol' Jase]

The sad thing is that Islanders, Bruins, and Penguins fans will hold on to this tweet telling themselves that Wilson fell to the ground turtling away from Martin even though they know in the back of their heads that it isn’t true.

And before you shoot back with Caps fans blindly defending Wilson, I’m not defending what he did to Buchnevich. There was no place for that.

It also sucked seeing a superstar like Panarin get thrown on the ground like that but I don’t think that’s necessarily suspension worthy or “dirty” per say. You can slow down the video all you want that cuts everything else out and makes it seem like Panarin was helmetless the whole time and Wilson threw him to the ground anyways. But that was a scrum after the whistle and Wilson having 50 pounds on Panarin. I’m not blaming Panarin for sticking up for Buchnevich, but that’s not a matchup that you want. And just because Panarin is an incredible player and smaller, doesn’t mean that he’s going to get a pass if he gets into a scrum with someone.

Are you serious? Panarin is injured because of this. “Not dirty”? Unreal take.