Does the Rielly incident hurt him from being Captain?

[Bronxxx]

There has been much discussion re: candidates for Captain. Riellys name has been mentioned along with Tavares, Hyman, and Matthews. Does this incident change your opinion if he should be captain and why? Or has it lessened his chances?

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[Duke16]

He did nothing wrong

 

[araisarena]

he didn't say the explicit, got accused of it, got acquitted, and instead of being mad at the threats, and backlash he received, he came out and spoke about the injustices that LGBTQ human beings deal with on a day to day basis. He wasn't angry or upset, he listened, and went the extra mile along with Dubas. If that doesn't scream captain material (think a lot of guys in the room have this) then IDK what is.

 

[Skiskate]

No. He didnt do anything, but because of outrage culture he gets his name slung through the mud before the facts are out.

 

[hfman]

what reily incident

 

[TheScandal89]

There has been much discussion re: candidates for Captain. Riellys name has been mentioned along with Tavares, Hyman, and Matthews.

Who the hell mentioned Hyman in captaincy talks, I'm a fan of him but come on

 

[deletethis]

Does Sasquatch stop people from going for hike in the woods?

 

[Kelly]

You realize he was exonerated?

 

[A1LeafNation]

Incident of ppl slandering him for nothing will have an affect on him?

 

[ACC1224]

This is dumb

 

[Paradoc]

No.

 

[Ziggdiezan]

I would say Rielly's handling of the 'incident' would make him more likely to be captain not less.

 

[Once]

He didn’t do anything.

Social media/justice warriors rushed judgement (as always) and we’re rubbing their hands awaiting the crucification of a Toronto NHL player.

 

[Northernguy10]

There is no incident. Let's close the thread and move on.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Slow day at work, huh.

 

[ACC1224]

What happened to the OP?
Strange they haven't replied to any of the posts.

 

[Gary Nylund]

he didn't say the explicit, got accused of it, got acquitted, and instead of being mad at the threats, and backlash he received, he came out and spoke about the injustices that LGBTQ human beings deal with on a day to day basis. He wasn't angry or upset, he listened, and went the extra mile along with Dubas. If that doesn't scream captain material (think a lot of guys in the room have this) then IDK what is.

And there's your answer.

 

[Hextallent63]

From the beginning it sounded to me like something picked up from the crowd. a lot of times listening to games every once in awhile you'll hear a loud outburst from someone in the crowd. That's what it sounded like to me. I know he got exonerated for it but did they ever figure out who said it or what was said? Was it officially Marked as crowd noise? I know it really doesn't matter I was just curious. And it is pretty messed up that MR is going to be associated with this bs for a while.

 

[TheProspector]

No. He denied it, he had just volunteered without prompting to be involved in the pride parade, and the TML clearly believe him. This was an attempted hitjob. Nothing more, nothing less. Don't pay it any more time or respect than it deserves -- which is none.

 

[Walshy7]

if anything the way he handled being slandered will have helped his case. professional and personable, great combination. And lets face Leafs captains get a lot of garbage written about them by shitty humans like Feschuk and simmons, he has now shown he handles it well

 

[Jmo89]

He's more deserving now after handling the cowardly outrage on social media with elequence and class.

 

[cupcrazyman]

Drunk fool in the stands who should have been cut off in the first period.

 

[Its not your fault]

I'd say helped as we seen how cucumber cool he can be and not inflat a situation.

 

[BlueForever75]

If anything it strengthened his spot on being the next Leafs captain. Handled entire situation with class and faced the media in a very open, direct, professional matter all traits that would make a perfect captain. Pair that all with being your best defensceman that was drafted and developed in the Leafs organization. Its a no brainer.

 

[Slyfox]

It's the opposite if anything. Him willing to publicly explain it's not him and handling it well is great leadership material.