Even with all those juicy W’s stacking high like pancakes at a weekend brunch, Tom Wilson and his rowdy Capitals squad just can’t dodge the spotlight—and not always the good kind, either. Game 5? Oh yeah, it’s basically do-or-die drama for the Canadiens, while the Caps are cruising with a 3-0 lead like they’ve got playoff destiny in their back pockets. Just a few nights back, Brandon Duhaime pulled off a third-period takeover, slamming two beauties and leading a wild four-goal outburst that flipped Game 4 into a 5-2 firework show. All this after Montreal had their own mic-drop moment in Game 3, ripping through the third with three goals to grab a loud 6-3 dub.
This series? Man, it’s been mood swinging harder than a playoff crowd at full volume. But now, the chatter’s getting spicy—calls are flying across social media like pucks on a breakaway, with Tom Wilson and the Caps catching serious heat for some bone-rattling hits that had the Habs faithful fuming. The tension? Oh, it’s thick. Montreal’s hanging by a playoff thread, and the Caps are out here throwing weight around.
Marc Dumont jumped on X and dropped a clip with the one-word caption that said it all: “Greasy.” And in the vid? Oh boy—there’s Tom Wilson, doing Tom Wilson things. Dude was hustling, trying to get that puck and maybe sneak in a goal, but then an opponent rolled up behind him like a surprise plot twist. Next thing you know—boom—Wilson throws a hit that had fans spiraling like they just saw their favorite character get written off a show. People were heated.
One fan didn’t hold back at all, straight-up venting with, “Pathetic. The whole culture and cowardice. The generalized blindness to attempts to injure. Doesn’t have to be that way. Need the leaders to rise above.” Yeah… it was giving rage tweet energy. And look, this isn’t just a Caps thing—the ref radar has been wild lately across the entire league. Like just a few nights ago, B/R Open Ice practically broke X with a clip that had hockey fans everywhere gasping. It showed Dallas Stars’ Roope Hintz going full ninja mode, straight-up whacking Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon across the neck with his stick. And the refs? They just stood there. No call. No whistle. Nada.
Greasy. pic.twitter.com/gWx0VOW7Dc
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) May 1, 2025
B/R’s caption told the whole messy tale: “Hintz cross-checked MacKinnon and DIDN’T get a penalty,” and fans dropped into the replies like it was open mic night. One of ’em delivered the knockout line of the night: “Cross checked him on his brain stem, yet no call! ” And just when you thought it couldn’t get messier, enter Florida’s Aaron Ekblad, who leveled up the chaos. In the Panthers vs. Lightning showdown, where Florida snagged a 4-2 dub and pushed their series lead to 3-1, Ekblad added some full-blown wrestling energy.
Man dropped an actual elbow to Brandon Hagel’s dome in the second like it was Monday Night Raw. And guess what? Again—zero call. Crickets. Fans lost their minds faster than a loose puck in a blackout. Even ESPN’s P.K. Subban couldn’t keep a straight face. He posted, “Dude, look where the ref is. The fans are going to want to hang that guy upside down,” and flat-out called it what it was: “a headshot.” At this point, the games are wild, the hits are savage, and the refs? Yeah, they might wanna start skating in with invisibility cloaks.
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