On Monday, the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 in a game that came down to literally the last shot. Travis Konecky, shooting second-to-last, scored in the fifth round of the shootout. Then it was Brad Marchand’s turn for his shot. Only, he forgot to take the puck with him.
Marchand overskated the puck, and the Flyers won the game. This was after the Bruins blew a 5-2 lead, making Marchand’s mistake even more epic. He is the first player since the shootout was instituted in 2005 to overskate the puck on a shootout attempt.
“I was just trying to get going and just missed it,” Marchand told NHL.com. “I know the rule, you touch it on a penalty shot, it’s your shot. Unfortunate. It’s a tough way to lose on a play like that.”
But on Tuesday, Marchand — instead of showing a little bit of humility, or even taking a joke like he is sometimes willing to do — decided to tweet a photo of himself hoisting the Stanley Cup in 2011.
— Brad Marchand (@Bmarch63) January 14, 2020
Of course, the peanut gallery that is Hockey Twitter had to get involved and razz the Rat.
Was that last year? Oh, wait… 2013? Oh, wait.
— Rune Miller (@RuneMiller) January 14, 2020
*penalty shot has entered the chat*
— Jason Chorma (@ItsChorma) January 14, 2020
It’s all too easy to mock Marchand but if you were lost in thought about how to slew foot Hart as part of your deke you might over-skate the puck, too.
— Liminal Justice (@liminaljustice) January 14, 2020
And then Brad got mad:
Your shootout is in your driveway not the NHL peasant. You pretend to be me in your back yard dream big bud
— Brad Marchand (@Bmarch63) January 14, 2020
Peasant? Any leg you had to stand on is gone. Being in the NHL is a gift and a dream for many people. Peasants pay big money to watch you players. Have some fucking class, and don’t forget the puck next time.
— Cameron Bill Boutkan (@Oilerfan_Bill) January 14, 2020
Marchand posting a picture of him with the Cup 12 hours after getting clowned for flubbing a shootout attempt is the equivalent of pointing to the letter on your varsity jacket when you lose a game of beer pong six years after your graduate high school.
— brian (@briancrd) January 14, 2020
More embarrassing, calling for a change with 10 secs left in the period of Game 7 of the Cup, which led right to a Blues goal in a game you lost at home, or completely misplaying the puck in a shootout with nobody else around you? Lol, but ya, post a pic from almost a decade ago.
— Greg Van Riper (@gregvanriper) January 14, 2020
Others lent their creative visual talents to take bustin’ on Brad to a different level.
— Getpucksdeeeeep (@BeeTEE15) January 14, 2020
Perhaps Brad’s beak got in the way of seeing the puck.
— Ron Rigdon (@RonRigdon) January 14, 2020
But at least the kid got to take a shot, right?
— Andrew Dickinson (@HoboAndyJoe) January 14, 2020
Happy knows what to do.
— Andrew Douglas (@_AMDouglas) January 14, 2020
Ouch! Too soon? Too soon.
— Trav (@TravSwag) January 14, 2020
“Beach ball is bigger than puck. That’s what joke is.”
— CavemanEggnog5thLine (@borntolose77) January 14, 2020
Never trust Lucy. Ever.
— Steve Rogers (@OKrepps85) January 14, 2020
Brad Marchand licking the tears off of Brad Marchand FOR THE WIN! Because your tears of unfathomable sadness are delicious!
— Zack Sohn (@ZackSohn_) January 14, 2020
So, which clapback was your favorite? Was it one of the tweets shown above, or a different one? Leave a comment and let us know what you think. ■
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