Lightning @ Leafs - Mar. 11th, 7:00pm - SNO, Fan 590

[herman]

Kyle Dubas and Morgan Rielly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE0z74MIu9Y

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1105543563612438530

 

[Bates]

I don't really support anyone unequivocally but this didn't sound like Rielly. Dubas response and MLSE responses to most situations make me proud to be a supporter. 

 

[Guilt Trip]

The Leafs have once again handled a situation that makes you proud to be a fan. Glad they got out in front of this.

 

[Zee]

The Leafs have once again handled a situation that makes you proud to be a fan. Glad they got out in front of this.

100% First class run organization now. Imagine with an owner like Ballard? He used to use those terms himself

 

[Guilt Trip]

The Leafs have once again handled a situation that makes you proud to be a fan. Glad they got out in front of this.

100% First class run organization now. Imagine with an owner like Ballard? He used to use those terms himself

Along with a lot more! Those were sad days for Leafs fans.

 

[ZBBM]

Dubas and Rielly handled the press conference well.

To have this outcome and see it handled this way by the organization is (obviously) vastly more important than the result of last night's game (or any other) and makes me proud to be a Leafs fan.

 

[Zee]

Dubas and Rielly handled the press conference well.

To have this outcome and see it handled this way by the organization is (obviously) vastly more important than the result of last night's game (or any other) and makes me proud to be a Leafs fan.

Dubas especially is one progressive dude, from hiring women into a traditionally male dominated hockey culture and coming out in front of issues like this, he's great and for sure makes the fans proud. Not sure every other GM or organization in hockey would have handled this as well.

 

[Highlander]

Dubas and Rielly handled the press conference well.

To have this outcome and see it handled this way by the organization is (obviously) vastly more important than the result of last night's game (or any other) and makes me proud to be a Leafs fan.

Well said ZBBM, I was at quite a fancy party down in the valley on Sunday, many gay men where invited by the hostess who is a fashionista and these guys are all designers.  I personally like gay people very much, usually they have a great sense humour and are fun to be around. I am proud that Dubas and Morgan handled themselves with such composure in this meeting.  There is no place in this world for discrimination of any kind (the one exception is for Coach bashing).

 

[TML fan]

It definitely sounds to me like he said it, but nobody that matters thinks he did, so that's that.

 

[Guilt Trip]

It definitely sounds to me like he said it, but nobody that matters thinks he did, so that's that.

You need to keep in mind that there are like 10 or so mics around the rink so sounds are picked up from different parts of the rink. In the end, it wasn't him who said the slur or anything that sounded like it. The explanation was the voice that said "Rag It" or similar was actually from a Tampa player and not Rielly at all.
As for the Rag It...Noodles said on Overdrive they used Rag It all the time and you can clearly here the bench or someone yelling rag, rag, rag when the Tbay player was getting to the puck in the corner. So in the end, you can think he said whatever definitively, the NHL would argue  as would the referee and I think he would know seeing his was in direct line with Rielly. Let's be perfectly clear here, if he or anyone did say it, there would be serious repercussions.

 

[TML fan]

It definitely sounds to me like he said it, but nobody that matters thinks he did, so that's that.

You need to keep in mind that there are like 10 or so mics around the rink so sounds are picked up from different parts of the rink. In the end, it wasn't him who said the slur or anything that sounded like it. The explanation was the voice that said "Rag It" or similar was actually from a Tampa player and not Rielly at all.
As for the Rag It...Noodles said on Overdrive they used Rag It all the time and you can clearly here the bench or someone yelling rag, rag, rag when the Tbay player was getting to the puck in the corner. So in the end, you can think he said whatever definitively, the NHL would argue  as would the referee and I think he would know seeing his was in direct line with Rielly. Let's be perfectly clear here, if he or anyone did say it, there would be serious repercussions.

I don't care if he said it or not.