Contract Termination: [WSH] Capitals terminate contract of Brendan Leipsic

[LesDiablesRouges]

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[Ciao]

Good.

There's no room in any workplace for that kind of person.

You need to promote a healthy workplace in any setting. He would have poisoned the work environment had the Caps let this fester.

I would have fired him from my workplace too.

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

 

[CartographerNo611]

Well deserved. Hope this is a wake up call for him and he can work on his insecurities.

 

[n00bxQb]

I'm not sure how payment is supposed to work with COVID going on, but he was on an expiring contract, so I don't think he was owed much (season was postponed with ~3 weeks left?)

Obviously was never going to have his contract renewed after this.

 

[K Fleur]

Better hit up the group chat and find out who is hiring!

 

[Curufinwe]

I'm not sure how payment is supposed to work with COVID going on, but he was on an expiring contract, so I don't think he was owed much (season was postponed with ~3 weeks left?)

Obviously was never going to have his contract renewed after this.

The players last payday of the season was 4/15.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Do you know what's kinda sad? If Leipsic was an actually good NHL player, he would have gotten a slap on the wrist and had to take PR courses, like Seguin did when he tweeted out "nothing but steers and queers in Texas" after being traded to Dallas.

 

[TheGoldenGod]

Happy Mothers Day to Mrs. Leipsic

 

[TopCheese]

Good riddance, what a dumbarse . Just destroyed his career

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

Not surprised. Private conversations should remain private, but it was obvious this clown doesn't know how to be one of the boys. He was cruel in most of his comments and not funny in the least.

Its one thing to make fun of a guy for taking home an ugly chick at the bar. Another for calling a guys wife fat when shes with her kid.

 

[Ciao]

Do you know what's kinda sad? If Leipsic was an actually good NHL player, he would have gotten a slap on the wrist and had to take PR courses, like Seguin did when he tweeted out "nothing but steers and queers in Texas" after being traded to Dallas.

Maybe, but it's hard to overcome direct comments about your teammates.

I really don't know if Seguin was referring to any of his teammates, but if he was it was at least a bit veiled. It's not fun to address cultural insensitivity, but is not at all like bad shit thrown within the dressing room.

If brings to mind Garrett Sparks, who was disciplined for sexist remarks, but was banished to the minors and traded for a bag of pucks when he cut up his teammates in the press.

PS Edited to correct reference to sexist rather than homophobic remarks that were not made.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Do you know what's kinda sad? If Leipsic was an actually good NHL player, he would have gotten a slap on the wrist and had to take PR courses, like Seguin did when he tweeted out "nothing but steers and queers in Texas" after being traded to Dallas.

It's a very different time nowadays and, perhaps most crucially, he made disparaging comments about teammates. I'm not saying those were the worst comments, but they were the comments that would have caused most trouble internally. I am sure there are some guys who don't care about the misogyny or racism but are pissed that he shit-talked his teammates. Also kinda sad, but certainly the truth.

 

[Sensinitis]

Do you know what's kinda sad? If Leipsic was an actually good NHL player, he would have gotten a slap on the wrist and had to take PR courses, like Seguin did when he tweeted out "nothing but steers and queers in Texas" after being traded to Dallas.

I see your point, but that's kinda normal isn't it?

Teams wave an instant goodbye to extremely expendable players like Leipsic, and work PR with the superstars.

 

[Ciao]

Not surprised. Private conversations should remain private, but it was obvious this clown doesn't know how to be one of the boys. He was cruel in most of his comments and not funny in the least.

Its one thing to make fun of a guy for taking home an ugly chick at the bar. Another for calling a guys wife fat when shes with her kid.

Nothing on the internet is private.

 

[Jumptheshark]

shocked I tell ya

 

[Ciao]

Better hit up the group chat and find out who is hiring!

He's a bit old for the AHL, and not the kind of person they want to mentor the kids.

Is he good enough to catch on with the KHL? Maybe he would like Siberia, or whatever the heck is their most far-flung and least desirable franchise.

If not, maybe one of the European leagues?

I hope he did enjoy his time in the NHL, because I would have to guess that's all in the past now.

 

[CraigsList]

When you’re an NHLer, you have to be professional about everything. Obviously, there are exceptions of players doing whatever the hell they want, (say Evander Kane as an example), but E. Kane will always have his services called upon because he’s a top 6 LW, not a borderline 12th/13th forward like Leipsic.

You have to be a professional when you’re barely in an NHL lineup. I’m positive there have been worse conversations, name-calling, and vulgar by other NHL players but you’d think a player as replaceable as him would have taken it easy on this. Hope he finds a job in Europe because he won’t find one here.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

He was replaced by Ilya Kovalchuk anyway.

Never getting a hockey contract again. His next stop is cleaning toilets at Burger King.

 

[CanadienShark]

Good riddance. Let him try to find a "normal" job like the rest of us.

 

[jetsforever]

I'm a bit surprised actually.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

The only choice they had.

 

[rt]

It’s absurd to think he’s banned from hockey for being a mean spirited asshole on the internet. He will get a PTO and if he earns a contract, he will get a contract.

 

[qqaz]

Justified, and completely deserved.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Bad day for the Leipsic brothers.