Well, it sure has been an interesting week in the world of hockey, hasn&#8217;t it? And I don&#8217;t mean the actual hockey. AND it&#8217;s only Wednesday! TLN crew were chatting this morning about all the recent drama around the league, and it occurred to us that having a quick weekly roundup or rundown of the latest drama and gossip hits might be useful (and more importantly, fun.)
Introducing: Page 6ix. Your weekly hockey drama roundup! We&#8217;re just reporting it as it happens, gathering info in one handy place.
Let&#8217;s get to it, shall we?
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A Knight&#8217;s Tale
The drama this week kicked off with this now infamous tweet by Allan Walsh, agent to Vegas Golden Knight goalie @Marc-Andre Fleury.
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Fleury spoke to the press the following day, but never confirmed whether he knew about the tweet ahead of time. I&#8217;m not sure we&#8217;ll ever know the true story and all the details, but this certainly suggests that there is some drama in Knights-land.
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Battle of the Blogs
Moving on, last night was a bit of a rollercoaster on social media. After announcing the trade that sees @Kasperi Kapanen heading to Pittsburgh, his girlfriend took to Twitter to apparently denounce tumblr blogs and attack Kapanen&#8217;s ex-girlfriend. She later deleted her twitter account, but most of the drama can be found in this thread:
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Kasperi Kapanen’s girlfriend, model P*ige L*renze, is having a hell of a time tonight after Kapanen was traded to Pittsburgh (no clue what’s going on here) <a href="https://t.co/It4KENAkzz">pic.twitter.com/It4KENAkzz</a>
&mdash; Spence (@klapanen) <a href="https://twitter.com/klapanen/status/1298479519209345024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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A Knight&#8217;s Tale, Take Two
Elsewhere, @Jonathan Marchessault took to Instagram to vent some frustration over the Golden Knights&#8217; loss, by replying to comments with some colourful comebacks:
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bro is he ok&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/LdGUIIDDsH">pic.twitter.com/LdGUIIDDsH</a>
&mdash; Sharon (@thatcherdemko) <a href="https://twitter.com/thatcherdemko/status/1298484822671683585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Sucker Punch
And finally, San Jose Shark @Logan Couture tweeted this gem this morning:
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I spent last night in Toronto Ontario. I talked about voting for the Republican Party, and I mentioned Donald Trump by name. I was sucker punched. Is this really what we are coming to? If you vote you are a villain? Man this world is so wrong
&mdash; Logan Couture (@Logancouture) <a href="https://twitter.com/Logancouture/status/1298587388499972096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Without any witnesses to confirm, we&#8217;ll have to take Logan&#8217;s word for it that he truly was, allegedly, randomly sucker punched somewhere in Toronto last night. Oh, and some of his replies are fun, too:
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Dude, I’m Canadian. I don’t have a vote in the election. I only talked about what the Republicans may bring in the election. That was it. Punched right in the face
&mdash; Logan Couture (@Logancouture) <a href="https://twitter.com/Logancouture/status/1298590359489064961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Now, it is only Wednesday, so who knows what&#8217;s in store for the rest of the week? Stay tuned, and we&#8217;ll be sure to bring it to you here, at Page 6ix.

Well, it sure has been an interesting week in the world of hockey, hasn't it? And I don't mean the actual hockey. AND it's only Wednesday! TLN crew were chatting this morning about all the recent drama around the league, and it occurred to us that having a quick weekly roundup or rundown of the latest drama and gossip hits might be useful (and more importantly, fun.)

Introducing: Page 6ix. Your weekly hockey drama roundup! We're just reporting it as it happens, gathering info in one handy place.

Let's get to it, shall we?

&nbsp;

A Knight's Tale

The drama this week kicked off with this now infamous tweet by Allan Walsh, agent to Vegas Golden Knight goalie @Marc-Andre Fleury.

<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-65315" src="https://theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/08/image_from_ios-252x300.jpg" alt="" width="252" height="300" />

Fleury spoke to the press the following day, but never confirmed whether he knew about the tweet ahead of time. I'm not sure we'll ever know the true story and all the details, but this certainly suggests that there is some drama in Knights-land.

&nbsp;

Battle of the Blogs

Moving on, last night was a bit of a rollercoaster on social media. After announcing the trade that sees @Kasperi Kapanen heading to Pittsburgh, his girlfriend took to Twitter to apparently denounce tumblr blogs and attack Kapanen's ex-girlfriend. She later deleted her twitter account, but most of the drama can be found in this thread:

https://twitter.com/klapanen/status/1298479519209345024?s=20

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A Knight's Tale, Take Two

Elsewhere, @Jonathan Marchessault took to Instagram to vent some frustration over the Golden Knights' loss, by replying to comments with some colourful comebacks:

https://twitter.com/thatcherdemko/status/1298484822671683585?s=20

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Sucker Punch

And finally, San Jose Shark @Logan Couture tweeted this gem this morning:

https://twitter.com/Logancouture/status/1298587388499972096?s=20

Without any witnesses to confirm, we'll have to take Logan's word for it that he truly was, allegedly, randomly sucker punched somewhere in Toronto last night. Oh, and some of his replies are fun, too:

https://twitter.com/Logancouture/status/1298590359489064961?s=20

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Now, it is only Wednesday, so who knows what's in store for the rest of the week? Stay tuned, and we'll be sure to bring it to you here, at Page 6ix.

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