Around the NHL - 2018 Stanley Cup Champions, the Washington Capitals

[I Eat Crow]

I wonder if @I Eat Crow has explained to his newborn the cutthroat nature of the business world.

I sometimes get him his pacifier to suck on around the time that he's supposed to eat. When he's expecting food, I put that in just to get him used to the disappointment that the New York Rangers are bound to put him through.

Kidding of course. But as he gets older I sure will be warning him of what's to come.

 

[NYR94]

How can you have any semblance of a healthy dressing room when one player's girlfriend is harassing another player's wife like that? Messed up season for Ottawa last year.

 

[Edge]

The only thing even more baffling would be if it turns out Hoffman's GF isn't behind it. {Awkward}

 

[Trxjw]

Yikes. That woman needs serious help.

 

[silverfish]

It's very telling that a lot of the other wives and girlfriends are coming to the defense of Karlsson. There was some serious shit here.

That organization as a whole is... well, something, right now.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Wow.

Speaks just as negatively to Hoffman's character as his GF's.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Maybe for the next expansion team, the NHLPA can vote on the worst character guy on every team, and then send them all to Seattle.

 

[Edge]

It's very telling that a lot of the other wives and girlfriends are coming to the defense of Karlsson. There was some serious **** here.

That organization as a whole is... well, something, right now.

Also note the first time some serious concerns about character have surfaced in that organization. This time it happened to become public though.

 

[Irishguy42]

Senators have apparently known about this since March.

Wow. The organization is a mess.

 

[Captain Lindy]

How on earth is Hoffman still with that girl? Also, how hasn't Karlsson beat the living hell out of him?

As a new father to a six week old, this makes me sick to my stomach.

Congratulations!!

Hoffman's girlfriend is a total wack job. I remember back in March when their baby died, EK's Twitter page had these horrible posts accusing EK's wife, Melinda, of popping pills and really wacky stuff, saying she deserved what happened to them and all. Not a member of the human race. Hoffman must be off too if he's still with her. She also wished for EK's legs to be taken out during a game to end his career. Looney Toon stuff there.

 

[Captain Lindy]

The only thing even more baffling would be if it turns out Hoffman's GF isn't behind it. {Awkward}

No. I heard they had a suspicion it was her from the start.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I hope for Hoffman's sake that hes right and his Fiancee wasn't behind this and this is just some mix up and the work of some pathetic internet troll...

But with all of these other people coming out in defense of the Karlssons, that seems rather unlikely.

Maybe for the next expansion team, the NHLPA can vote on the worst character guy on every team, and then send them all to Seattle.

How about we just send the Devils to Seattle instead.

 

[Glennsoe]

She has to have been hacked....right?

 

[Rangers ftw]

She has to have been hacked....right?

No. In that case she probably would have noticed that someone posted hundreds of weird tweets/posts in her name?

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

She has to have been hacked....right?

Never underestimate the motives of a crazy woman

 

[DutchShamrock]

No. I heard they had a suspicion it was her from the start.

So reading between the lines, there has probably been issues between the women for some time and probably some public incidents. Some former player wives have supported the Karlssons which puts the timeline back quite a bit.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Wasn’t there some kind of situation with James Reimer’s partner and other wives/girlfriends a few years back when they were in Toronto? It may have even been Elisha Cuthbert, when Phaneuf was still there.

 

[silverfish]

Wasn’t there some kind of situation with James Reimer’s partner and other wives/girlfriends a few years back when they were in Toronto? It may have even been Elisha Cuthbert, when Phaneuf was still there.

I think I know what you're referencing. It was a playoff game, maybe game 7 4, and they panned to Reimer's girlfriend or whatever she was at the time wife and it looked like she was glaring at Cuthbert because Phaneuf did something stupid. But I think they cleared it up that she was glaring at a random fan in the stands who said some shit about Reimer.

This?

 

[Ghost of jas]

I think I know what you're referencing. It was a playoff game, maybe game 7 4, and they panned to Reimer's girlfriend or whatever she was at the time wife and it looked like she was glaring at Cuthbert because Phaneuf did something stupid. But I think they cleared it up that she was glaring at a random fan in the stands who said some **** about Reimer.

This?

Was that the Game 7 when Boston came back from being down 4-1 with less than 10 minutes left? I think that’s it.

 

[Kovalev27]

The only thing even more baffling would be if it turns out Hoffman's GF isn't behind it. {Awkward}

totally lol

I mean they've got to be pretty certain its her. and I'm sure it is

 

[silverfish]

Was that the Game 7 when Boston came back from being down 4-1 with less than 10 minutes left? I think that’s it.

Nah, game 4, different year

Stink eye crisis averted

 

[LionsHeart]

Speaks a lot about Hoffman and his gf. If I had a girlfriend that did that I'd dump her as soon as I heard about it.

They definitely need to ship him out. It'll be hard for any locker room to trust him though.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Speaks a lot about Hoffman and his gf. If I had a girlfriend that did that I'd dump her as soon as I heard about it.

They definitely need to ship him out. It'll be hard for any locker room to trust him though.

It easy to say that sitting where you are. It is another thing entirely to be Mike Hoffman and just dump her. Love can make people do strange things.

One thing is for sure, Mike Hoffman's value has taken a massive hit.

 

[TheTakedown]

It's very telling that a lot of the other wives and girlfriends are coming to the defense of Karlsson. There was some serious **** here.

That organization as a whole is... well, something, right now.

Yeah lets not forget the Asst. GM getting arrested a couple weeks ago...

Bad news bears, Melnyk needs to sell that team. They need a culture change. When does the NHL step in and say something?

 

[TheTakedown]

It easy to say that sitting where you are. It is another thing entirely to be Mike Hoffman and just dump her. Love can make people do strange things.

One thing is for sure, Mike Hoffman's value has taken a massive hit.

Hoffman has been dating her for TEN years, so yeah, he can't just turn around and dump her.

I'll tell you what, I just found some pics of this girl Monika... She looks absolutely nuts.

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