After what Vancouver Canucks captain Henrik Sedin called an “embarrassing” loss to a depleted Toronto Maple Leafs roster Saturday night, the story of the game ended up being off the ice entirely — way up in the press box.
Thanks to the internet, it’s become a national story.
Online viewers of Hockey Night in Canada were treated to a sideshow of candid remarks by Hockey Night’s play-by-play announcers, unaware their conversation was still being recorded between commercial breaks. The main subject that kept coming up? Willie Desjardins’ line deployment.
“That’s where Willie would drive me nuts as a star player, and look who is out there after the TV timeout, Linden Vey.