Leafs GM Kyle Dubas pledges assistance in NHL investigation of alleged slur

[PeterPuck101]

Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly the suspect, as he may have directed a homophobic slur at a referee in last night's game. Not good.

Leafs GM Kyle Dubas pledges assistance in NHL investigation of alleged slur - Sportsnet.ca

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[Bluelines]

..and the s#it storm that follows the Leafs continues to swirl around us...

 

[Suntouchable13]

If true, how hard is it to keep yourself in check and not go over the line? Even if you're seething mad, you have to keep control of yourself. It's easy to say, I guess

 

[Socreges]

Flintor on twitter has analysed the audio and Morgan didn't say anything of the sort! I know he wouldn't do that!

 

[613Leafer]

We'll have to wait and see what the final determination is. I'm not going to take initial Toronto media interpretations of a super vague video as clear proof that Rielly said the slur (I personally don't think it sounds like him in the video).

If Rielly did actually say it, he'll need to make a public apology. This is a guy most of us consider a top candidate for the captaincy, and you can't have that type of terminology coming from him. If he didn't say anything like that though, the media that initially jumped on the Rielly witch hunt should apologize (not that they would).

 

[Kazparov]

Poor choice of words by Morg. Probably could have said effin A-hole and we wouldn't be talking suspension

 

[PeterPuck101]

If true, how hard is it to keep yourself in check and not go over the line? Even if you're seething mad, you have to keep control of yourself. It's easy to say, I guess

Maybe Reilly needs to take some anger management classes. Seriously if this did happen it's not a good look on Reilly and the Leafs.

 

[Kazparov]

IF he said it, the right thing to do is come out and take responsibility, apologize, take your game suspension and move on.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Meh. Kobe got a $100,000 fine when cameras caught him saying it (also to a referee).

Set a fine or make a donation, and move it along.

 

[PeterPuck101]

Meh. Kobe got a $100,000 fine when cameras caught him saying it (also to a referee).

Set a fine or make a donation, and move it along.

Didn't Pillar of the Jays say something similar to a player a few years ago? I believe he was fined and/or suspended. Correct me if I'm wrong. What's with Toronto professional players and homophobic slurs?

 

[Gary Nylund]

Poor choice of words by Morg. Probably could have said effin A-hole and we wouldn't be talking suspension

Yup. Live and learn and say the "right thing" next time.

IF he said it, the right thing to do is come out and take responsibility, apologize, take your game suspension and move on.

Meh. Kobe got a $100,000 fine when cameras caught him saying it (also to a referee).

Set a fine or make a donation, and move it along.

Yup. Two games would be my guess. Or maybe it wasn't ever him, it certainly sounds like it might not have been. I hope it was someone on TB's bench, like say mebbe Kucherov.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Didn't Pillar of the Jays say something similar to a player a few years ago? I believe he was fined and/or suspended. Correct me if I'm wrong. What's with Toronto professional players and homophobic slurs?

Yeah they were talking about it on the radio today, I think the Jays suspended him on their own (2 games), the league decided no further action was required and Pillar also did some community service, talked about it to kids and so on. I was sleepy this morning so I'm not 100% sure I got it all right but I think that's what it was.

 

[deletethis]

I don't care but unfortunately if the non-sports media social saboteurs run with this, look out. There are evil people who delight in doling out disproportionate punishment. They're the same types who have gleefully burned people alive. Those people still walk among us.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Didn't Pillar of the Jays say something similar to a player a few years ago? I believe he was fined and/or suspended. Correct me if I'm wrong. What's with Toronto professional players and homophobic slurs?

Yeah, and he got two games.

It would be a bit naive to believe it was isolated to these incidents. The kind of things that get said on the ice, or on the court, or on the football field would cause people's heads to spin.

 

[4thline]

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Unless the audio has been manipulated it's pretty clear that this is a non-story.

Unlike the casuals on this (mainly the main) board people in the league will have no trouble connecting the dots to a player chasing a lose puck without serious back pressure with a big lead being told to kill the clock

 

[Warden of the North]

Sigh

This is becoming a thoroughly unejoyable season, despite the relative placement of the team.

The bullshit circus around the team continues.

Anyways, two people need to be asked what happened. Its pretty simple.

 

[Kiwi]

Last I looked people were given the presumption of innocence and due process in matters like this

Or am I wrong?

If he did do it (which hasn't been proven as of yet) i'd imagine he's going to get a suspension and fine

I'd imagine with the usual pointless press conference where people can show some outrage then forget about this in a week or so

So I don't give a rats ass

 

[Whaleafs]

Unless the audio has been manipulated it's pretty clear that this is a non-story.

Unlike the casuals on this (mainly the main) board people in the league will have no trouble connecting the dots to a player chasing a lose puck without serious back pressure with a big lead being told to kill the clock

It's the typical chance for people to get their dopamine fix by virtue signalling, it doesn't matter if anything has been conclusively proven yet. Rielly's reputation being sabotaged is a small price to pay for internet likes.

 

[Peasy]

Definitely seems like someone is sayin "rag it" on Tampa's bench. Right afterwards you hear someone say "rag" 3 times.

 

[Nithoniniel]

If true, how hard is it to keep yourself in check and not go over the line? Even if you're seething mad, you have to keep control of yourself. It's easy to say, I guess

It is hard. All manner of things get said in the heat of battle. But it is also indicative. If you honestly don't think that homophobia is an insult, or if you think that race isn't something to attack, your mind doesn't go there to begin with.

Either way, from what I've heard this is a misunderstanding. It really does not seem like Rielly.

 

[forecheck]

Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly the suspect, as he may have directed a homophobic slur at a referee in last night's game. Not good.

Leafs GM Kyle Dubas pledges assistance in NHL investigation of alleged slur - Sportsnet.ca

Maybe he should have assisted the Team by adding some pieces at the deadline- How about this KD support your player - not your own fake image!

 

[Kelly]

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the fact that once Paquette or whomever is going into the corner you can hear somebody yell "rag rag rag" after is starting to convince me that Flintor might be on to something here.

Before today I've never even heard of the phrase and especially never heard it used in hockey. Pretty clear the Ref needs to be questioned, and hopefully if a player did say "rag it" or whatever, hell pop up and say "hey that was me".

If not, bad, bad look on Mo.

 

[araisarena]

Hilarious how fans of the rest of the league are praying Mo is a homophobic lol to spite the Leafs.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

This seems like a pretty easy "investigation". Have a conversation with the ref and have a conversation with Rielly.

 

[Whaleafs]

the fact that once Paquette or whomever is going into the corner you can hear somebody yell "rag rag rag" after is starting to convince me that Flintor might be on to something here.

Before today I've never even heard of the phrase and especially never heard it used in hockey. Pretty clear the Ref needs to be questioned, and hopefully if a player did say "rag it" or whatever, hell pop up and say "hey that was me".

I've never heard it before either but the sources I found online are all at least a few years old, not even including the Ken Dryden excerpts. so it's not like a few people posted them last night as a quick cover for him.