Posted Jun 1, 2020, 6:15 PM UTC
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I understand people posting the clip but do not agree with them. What I hated most was how it was handled by the mods.
Garbage is posted constantly that needs to be removed or moderated and often it is, but then that one was left up and we got a "meh it is what it is" apology after.
I had my buddy who is a basketball fan who never watches hockey asking me about it at the time. He brought it up 6 months later still thinking he did it and I hated that.
Rielly is, by all accounts, a great standup guy and seems to have a solid head on his shoulders, I knew he would speak up about this and was looking forward to what he had to say on it.
Yes, most of the Leafs sub was asking the mods here to put an alleged tag on the post but they ignored us and kept a tag up for a day that sounded like it was confirmed.
Like when they had a “Mike Babcock/Bill peters racism megathread”
r/hockey loves shitting on the Leafs any chance they can get but they hate getting called out for it
On Instagram, Rielly also reposted Masai Ujiri's call to action. The article is a good read in general.
Not the right takeaway, but how is a police officer suing Masai Ujiri after the incident where that same officer prevented Ujiri from getting onto the court with the raptors when they won?
The officer alleges that Masai hit him and he suffered "severe emotional and physical distress."
Code for "Wait he makes how much money? Time to sue."
Matt Dumba on Minnesota re-tweeted this and what JT Brown said (no player on Minnesota has actually said anything, maybe the owner muzzled them I dunno).
WHY WEREN'T YOU MADE CAPTAIN?!?!
Thanks Morgan, I always liked Reilly but whenever I see his name mentioned, I think of how badly McDavid just worked him, damnn.
Where are these hockey players standing up for the daily racism that goes on in hockey?
Captian Morgan.
Went to school with Rielly and he was always a real one, always gave you the time of day no matter who you were or what your “status” was. His character has never been a question, glad to see that being a hot shot in Toronto hasn’t changed him
I'm obviously not a Leafs fan but was sad he wasn't named Captain of the team.
Come on, Captain Morgan is a great nickname!
Agreed
There are many Leafs fans (myself included) who share that sentiment. I'll be on the Captain Morgan train forever, but JT has been the ultimate professional so far, so we really can't complain.
Nice to see Mo continue to be an upstanding guy here.
It's a good problem to have that we have at least 3 incredibly deserving candidates for Captain.
The C is for the fans. I have no doubt he acts as a captain in the locker room, just the feeling I get from the way he talks and the way his teammates talk about him.
Obviously putting rivalries aside he’s a dude with a good head on his shoulders it seems, definitely a nice to the point statement too. Good to also see that players are speaking up.
Rivalries are silly when it comes to life outside of hockey. There is no doubt Boston's players also have good heads on their shoulders.
Of course! Definitely proud to be a part of the sport and a fan of the NHL. I’m lucky enough to have never experienced any racism/sexism in the sport myself or within my group of peers, but I do understand that this abssssooolluuuuutely is bigger than a rivalry within a sport.
Leafs fans are good a keeping player egos in check with the occasional threat to their life.