Right, I forgot, Tom Wilson who has been a POS since he came into the league and already has two more dirty hits this season is now a clean player who doesn’t like to hurt people.... because he said so.
Got it.
The same guy who doles out cheapshots then pretends he doesn’t know why he’s being punished... yep.
If you can’t take Honest Tom’s word, whose can you?
Two dirty hits? You mean Seney? Well that sure shows your bias.
This article was written after his recent suspension when he was scoring and definitely not headhunting. The only thing that happened since then was the Seney incident which was nothing and incidental contact. Even Seney, who was not injured and kept playing, said it was not a headshot. The Caps coach confirmed the play as I and others described it, which was Wilson following his man down to the puck.
TW disagrees with two of the four suspensions, and none have come in a regular season game. I agree with his assessments regarding the first suspension, which I believe was intended to get him on the books and send a message, and his dispute with the ZAR suspension which was shoulder/shoulder and voluntary contact for both players.
But here's what's going to happen since we're making predictions...
TW is going to come back and try to play it clean like he did after the recent suspension. He may or may not score at the same hot clip due to the injury but he will still be a target of the league, players like Reaves, and people like YOU.
Which means that the next time there's a Seney-like incident where someone throws himself to the ice clutching his face despite no face contact, the same angry mobs will show up and declare Wilson "the same old dirty POS he's always been" and that will become the narrative, regardless of facts. Why? Because it's already happened more than once, and there's no convincing people like yourself otherwise. So there really is no point in arguing with that goal anymore.
