Two of the NHL’s biggest stars slam the league’s new Pride jersey ban
told reporters it’s a shame the few dissenters grabbed all of the headlines, and are now apparently dictating league policy.“It was 98 percent or 99 percent of other players that wore the jersey and enjoyed wearing it and were proud wearing it, whatever jersey it was, whether it was the Pride, the military night, the cancer nights,” he said. “The story shouldn’t be about the guy that didn’t wear it, the one guy or the two guys.
I understand that’s what gets the clicks and that’s what gets the views, but the word ‘distraction’ gets thrown around.”He added, “I don’t think it had to have been a distraction.
It could have been a non-issue while focusing on the good that was coming out of those nights.”Stamkos, a seven-time All-Star, struck a similar note early this year when he commented on Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov’s decision to not wear the Pride uni (Provorov was the first NHL player who refused).“The story shouldn’t be on the one player who didn’t wear [the jersey],” he said.Even as appreciated as Stamkos is here, he’s still probably underappreciated.
We’re all so damn lucky to have had him as our captain and in Tampa for all this time.This is why he’s the captain among captains!Complete class act.
