Matthews and Rielly Caught Seemingly Mocking the Senators After Game 2 Win
Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly had some fun at the expense of the Senators on Tuesday after their OT victory, with a pretty blatant cheap shot while celebrating.
The win gave the Leafs a commanding 2-0 series lead, and heading into the vicious environment that is the Canadian Tire Centre, they are going to need as much momentum as(and thick skin) as possible.
Although, with some of the team's post-game actions, they might be walking into a firestorm of angry fans and Senators players.
As the Maple Leafs were celebrating Max Domi's OT goal, captain Auston Matthews and assistant captain Morgan Rielly were seen both playing the Ottawa Senators off with a mocking taunt of using their sticks to play the violin.
Perhaps they practicing a new instrument and didn't want to lose their touch, but more than likely it was a direct nod to Travis Green and
his complaints throughout the series so far; their hearts pouring out in a sarcastic symphony for the head coach.
It was something that might irk some fans of both sides, with some questioning what the two were thinking, but the majority of fans thought it was a pretty funny gesture, and really sticking it to a clearly flustered Ottawa squad.
While some may look at it as disrespectful, it's just a way for Toronto to keep playing some more mind games with the Senators after taking control of the series.
However, if Ottawa does salvage a game from the series, but end up going back to Toronto down 3-1, the blue and white faithful aren't going to let Ottawa off the hook if they get eliminated, and both Matthews and Rielly are going to be playing them off once again.
But next time, it's not 'My Heart Cries For You'; it's 'Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye' instead.
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AVRIL 23 | 423 ANSWERS Matthews and Rielly Caught Seemingly Mocking the Senators After Game 2 Win Was it humorous or disrespectful for Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews to mock Ottawa? |
It was funny as heck!! | 333 | 78.7 % |
Definitely disrespectful! | 90 | 21.3 % |
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