While the two things may have nothing to do with each other, “free Fleury” was trending on social media and his name has already been in the rumor mill this season. He was pulled Wednesday night during the game after allowing multiple goals and was visibly upset. One player who people will be focused on now is goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and there will be talk about whether or not he’ll want to play out this season with the team or welcome a trade. Marc-Andre Fleury, Chicago Blackhawks (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images) There’s also speculation this could have an effect on the team as it reflects incredibly poorly on the organization, with players and free agents having to think twice about whether or not this is a good situation or environment to be in. This was nothing short of a disaster scenario for the organization and puts them back at square one, assuming they’d earned some goodwill in the days between Beach’s statements and Wednesday. Wirtz did apologize in a statement after his tirade went viral, but the damage was done and many are calling for him to be suspended by the NHL or removed from his position. Related: Maple Leafs & Canadiens Could Make Ideal Trade Deadline Partners
But if he said anything today, it would just get drowned out.”
Danny Wirtz has been saying all the right things and seems to want to do the right things. The scribe writes that Danny would like to address the topic when things cool down. His son, Danny Wirtz did try to offer up a professional response but Rocky cut him off and continued to go after Lazerus. Rocky Wirtz, Owner and Chairman of the Chicago Blackhawks, 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Final (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Lazerus asked a question about the team’s future and what they were doing now to empower players and Wirtz lost his temper, angrily saying, among other things, “We’re not going to talk about Kyle Beach. Mark Lazerus of The Athletic was one of two reporters the Blackhawks’ CEO targeted when he demanded the conversation about culture in Chicago be dropped and everyone quit talking about Kyle Beach. Wirtz Berates Reporters at Town Hall Meeting Based on his incredibly insensitive response, the questions in Chicago now have to do with the fallout and how the team, season ticket holders, and players will react. In today’s NHL rumors rundown, while there are rumors surrounding the Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, and Montreal Canadiens, a shift in conversation turned from on the ice topics of the day to an off the ice PR disaster as Chicago Blackhawks CEO Rocky Wirtz verbally blasted two reporters for asking questions about the culture within the organization and how it related to Kyle Beach.
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