Max Comtois disables comments on Instagram

[heynowbababooey]

After Canada's loss, hockey fans took to the captains Instagram account to let them know how they felt. As a result Max has shut off comments. Poor guy.

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[Howie Hodge]

No surprise though, especially on home ice.

Too bad, that Canada - USA match up was just too good to happen.....

 

[who_me?]

bullying a teenager for a game ... I bet most of those "fans" are grown adults.

 

[snipes]

Pretty sad that fans would do that.

It’s one thing to complain here, a whole other thing to attack the guy personally on social media.

 

[Woodhouse]

These anons must've skipped the commercials.

 

[offkilter]

bullying a teenager for a game ... I bet most of those "fans" are grown adults.

...and posters here.

 

[CupInSIX]

I would imagine that's the case for most athletes involved in disappointing losses, no?

Not that I'm condoning harassing him.

 

[Hennessy]

Man, that's rough. Kid feels bad enough already without a bunch of jerks taking hockey too seriously and harassing him online.

 

[JetsFan815]

Absolutely embarrassing for the "fans" trolling a kid's instagram after a heartbreaking loss.

 

[Fantomas]

What has happened to Canadians being "nice"?

 

[tfong]

I wouldn't harass him, but I can't say i didn't feel a bitter sweetness to him losing as the captain. That diving stuff needs to not be there when you rep the maple leaf.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I’d like to take a second to remind you all how badly Jake Virtanen was crucified after the 2016 WJC loss.

These are the best juniors in the country. They are there to perform, and expectations are high. When they go dramatically unfulfilled, you have to expect some pushback from fans.

Granted, there’s a f***ing limit.

 

[serp]

Social Media is a god damn shitshow when things don't go well for any kind of person in the spotlight. Not really sure why some people feel the attack someone over dissapointments. Not like Comtois isn't angry and disapointed too. No need to f***ing insult the guy.

 

[TheSituation]

Absolutely pathetic.

 

[snipes]

What has happened to Canadians being "nice"?

The way we act when it comes to hockey is generally out of character compared to how the average Canadian behaves in everything else.

 

[Kimota]

I wouldn't harass him, but I can't say i didn't feel a bitter sweetness to him losing as the captain. That diving stuff needs to not be there when you rep the maple leaf.

Are you kidding? the guy is an example of what a captain should be mixing leadership, physically and skills. I wished the Habs would have drafted him.

 

[kabidjan18]

Let's not suddenly make this an indictment on all Canadians. We don't know the number of people who actually acted unbecomingly in response to this incident, but almost surely it was not enough to represent the nation and the peoples of Canada more largely.

Comtois did the prudent thing, whether preemptive, reactive, or both. That's not a license, in my opinion, for people to start making broader claims about a nation.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Pretty sad that fans would do that.

It’s one thing to complain here, a whole other thing to attack the guy personally on social media.

Yea, it's one thing for it to be a on a forum, but to personally attack and harass the guy on his own accounts? That's abysmal.

 

[Plub]

Canadians need to chill the hell out. He's a f***en kid playing a game. Canada wasn't going to win gold anyways.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

What a bunch of worthless idiots

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Are you kidding? the guy is an example of what a captain should be mixing leadership, physically and skills. I wished the Habs would have drafted him.

Leadership, Physically, Skills, and Diving.

The kid does it all.

With that being said its still pathetic that people troll him on instagram.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Smart kid to just disable the comments and flat out remove opportunity.

 

[AreBe]

Canadians need to chill the hell out. He's a ****en kid playing a game. Canada wasn't going to win gold anyways.

And TSN really overdoes the Superbowl Sunday thing for this children's - ok- young adult tournament
Ugly Canadians thumping their chests - tone down the jingoism and this natavist craze
The failure is with you if you live vicariously through 19 year -olds and demanding entertainment
It is weird to get this bent out of shape over more or less non-Olympic amateur hockey especially if you are still dreaming of the Broad Street Bullies as the good old days!

 

[tfong]

Are you kidding? the guy is an example of what a captain should be mixing leadership, physically and skills. I wished the Habs would have drafted him.

The Swiss game launching himself into the boards from that little shove broke the proverbial straw on back for me.

 

[snipes]

Twitter Reaction: Canada bounced by Finland in world juniors quarterfinal - Sportsnet.ca

Pretty sickening some of the posts being made on his Instagram account.