Confirmed with Link: Kapanen scratched for internal accountability

[egd27]

So Babs just didn't give a ****?

Yup, everything ends up being a criticism of Babcock.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Suntouchable13]

He seems a little uncomfortable talking about it. I have never seen him being testy with the media like that before.

 

[A1LeafNation]

I guess he will think twice about oversleeping and going through this line of questioning in the future.

This experience will not be lost on all the players I hope.

 

[slozo]

I'm always glad when the Leafs organisation shows internal accountability of this nature.
Obviously, it's a professional league, and you can only truly do this with guys of Kapanen's stature and lower, nearly suicide to do it with any stars on the team . . . but still, it sends all the right messages, and usually works for the player.

 

[ToDavid]

Not a big deal but I don't love his response to questions this morning. The team clearly wanted him to answer questions about it, otherwise they would have just explained the situation on Saturday.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

He seems a little uncomfortable talking about it. I have never seen him being testy with the media like that before.

They got their scoop. Now just play. Being late all the time gets called out every time. Put on yer big girl panties and go play

 

[Sypher04]

He seems a little uncomfortable talking about it. I have never seen him being testy with the media like that before.

I get it though. It's was a pretty asinine line of questioning.

 

[Throw More Waffles]

So Babs just didn't give a ****?

My guess is it happened a few times under Keefe while in the Marlies. And the first time it happened with the leafs, Keefe was right on it.

 

[7even]

The guy clearly has some off ice issues. Fairly certain he had "private" photos of him and his ex leak online a few years ago (not sure who leaked them) and then this past fall his current girlfriend outed him on Instagram for being shady after he was spotted courtside at a Raptors game with another girl, and now they appear to be back together. Maybe they broke up again.
He just clearly has an attraction to drama, whether it's his fault or not I don't know.

Wow that's crazy. Someone should interview him and ask what it's like to be the first 23yo dude to be on again, off again with a girlfriend.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

What time will he be talking at?

Or what time is he coming lol

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Wow that's crazy. Someone should interview him and ask what it's like to be the first 23yo dude to be on again, off again with a girlfriend.

On and off and coming late. The guys got real issues lol

 

[7even]

I guess he will think twice about oversleeping and going through this line of questioning in the future.

This experience will not be lost on all the players I hope.

I sleep like I'm 6ft in the grave. Missed a couple of things that we very important last year because my phone alarm straight up did not wake me up. So I bought myself an alarm clock that sounds like a klaxon. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do

 

[Dekes For Days]

Keefe even said it's not a big thing. Hopefully Kapanen has a big game tonight and he can put this behind him.

 

[lottster14]

Good, no big deal. Won on saturday all that matters. Now he's back and we need this W tonight against a team that will be super hungry

 

[egd27]

Not a big deal but I don't love his response to questions this morning. The team clearly wanted him to answer questions about it, otherwise they would have just explained the situation on Saturday.

Yup, think of the punishment if he'd done something really irresponsible, like drunkenly dropping his pants while hassling a security guard in the middle of the night.

 

[hockeywiz542]

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kasperi Kapanen explains why he was scratched for Saturday’s game, says he slept in and was late for Friday’s practice, says he agrees with the team’s decision to sit him out, and is ready to prove it won’t happen again.



Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe addresses the Kasperi Kapanen scratching because the winger overslept and missed Friday's practice, says, "today's a new day" and Kapanen will play a lot and is a big part of our team.

 

[Drytoast]

"Do you feel this could hurt your standing with the organization?"

No...

"why not?"

Is this seriously what passes as journalism these days? And where is media protection from that kind of nonsense?

Kapp shouldn't have had to shut that down, someone else should have.

 

[RadekBong]

"Do you feel this could hurt your standing with the organization?"

No...

"why not?"

Is this seriously what passes as journalism these days? And where is media protection from that kind of nonsense?

Kapp shouldn't have had to shut that down, someone else should have.

Don't worry, I'm sure Feschuck is already working on the deep dive.

 

[Drytoast]

Don't worry, I'm sure Feschuck is already working on the deep dive.

Who?

 

[meefer]

Kid got called out for being a rich 23 year old kid, doing what I suspect most 23 yr olds get caught doing...enjoying their lives in ways most of us cannot imagine. Now he has to deal with the consequences of being a 'celebrity' in this market - som nam na - the thai way of saying your bed, sleep in it.

He explained himself well, didn't dodge, didn't allow it to become a sh*t show, move on and make sure it doesn't happen again.

Thank god I didn't have a squad of cameras and mics thrust into my questionable decisions. I'd be a wreck and there'd be a camera/mic or two trashed in my futile attempt to protect myself.

 

[Rob Brown]

Wow that's crazy. Someone should interview him and ask what it's like to be the first 23yo dude to be on again, off again with a girlfriend.

That's not really what I said, and there's a difference with you or I having an issue with a girlfriend vs. having two different people posting shit online and outing you to the masses when you play for the most popular hockey team in the world. To me it speaks to larger issues, but that might just be me.

 

[Clark4Ever]

No big deal. Hopefully, this incident will light a fire under his butt.

 

[AreBe]

Yup, everything ends up being a criticism of Babcock.

Rightfully so. Babcock was the wrong man for this team. We literally have a whip smart stats geek building the team and a coach that considered +/-, the fluke stat, for analysis!

 

[Eye Test]

"Do you feel this could hurt your standing with the organization?"

No...

"why not?"

Is this seriously what passes as journalism these days? And where is media protection from that kind of nonsense?

Kapp shouldn't have had to shut that down, someone else should have.

We need you there to rough them up when they get out of line, champ.