At what point do teams say fuck it and ban these dickheads that show up to every event just to ask the worst questions? Shouldn’t the goal of a franchise like the leafs be to protect players from media like this?
reignleafs
No body:
Auston Matthews: #STEEEVVVVEEEEE
Blue_KikiT92
“STEEEEEEEVE” is what I think every time Simmons is involved. Papi is truly one of us
Justread-5057
He writes for the sun ? Or
__TheWaySheGoes
Gotta give our captain props for a 10/10 answer.
EcstaticHelicopter
Matthews says STEEVEE the way my buddy says it to me right before he explains something to me like I’m his kid. And yes, my name is Steve.
CMDRShepardN7
Steeeeevvve translates to: *Why are you like this*
CincoQuallity
Dammit, Steve.
1nstantHuman
The NFL, MLB, NBA bring in more revenue, especially TV/Broadcasting. If the NHL figures out how to up their revenue in that area…
For every Prescott and Curry there’s a bunch of guys making league minimums, and for the NFL, don’t even look at what practice squad players make. NBA rosters are smaller, NFL is a religion in the US, MLB plays double the games, etc.
Should guys like Matthews make more, sure. But the game is growing and teams like the Leafs prop up the league revenue to a large degree.
Along with the cap going up, the league could consider a franchise player exception, luxury tax, or other measures.
Tremongulous_Derf
Steve Simmons is overpaid, that’s for sure. He should be paying *me* to read his dumbass ramblings.
ScotianKiwi
Fuck STEEEVVE simmons
bimbles_ap
What sort of insight was he really expecting to get here?
Did someone tell Steve to ask better questions and this is the best he could come up with?
Thin_Ad_9979
Sports department and otherwise, The Toronto Sun must have wild levels of lead paint in their offices.
StingyJack21
You can’t even compare the other major sports leagues to the NHL. What a dumb question to ask. The MLB, NFL and NBA are way more popular than the NHL and bring in WAAAAAY more revenue. What kind of answer was he trying to get lol
CorruptCanuck
Pretty greasy.
Steve was clearly hoping to get him to say he’s underpaid in comparison to other sports so he could run with his answer and remove the entire context of his question.
lLikeCats
I mean the question isn’t really that bad. The NHL is just not comparable to the other leagues in terms of eyeballs.
The league has so much talent but they’re still very much a gate driven league because no one is paying to get NHL rights the same way they’re dying for NBA and NFL rights.
That is the leagues fault. Scoring hasn’t been as high as it is currently in ages, they have so many superstars and yet they can’t figure out how to grow the game.
flatlanderdick
Not necessarily under paid but the question needs to be asked if NHL players are being paid enough relative to their peers in other pro sports. How much revenue does the organization generate from all revenue streams and what percentage of that revenue is being shared with the players? Is it proportionate to what the NBA, MLB & MLS/premier league players are seeing? Fair inquiry.
DrMansionPHD
Yeah Steve let’s ask a 27 year old multi-millionaire if he’s underpaid when the GTA job market is the worst it’s been in years, unemployment is very high, and there’s no middle class anymore.
“Steeeeve” is correct. They haven’t even played a game yet.
HaratoBarato
Shit question, but that’s my captain.
zainery
I dont understand why Steve bothers. What did he expect as an answer lmao
mdo2222
Well steeeeeeeve, I make enough money to buy your newspaper & send you to cover the timbucktoo titans, so I’m just grateful to play hockey for a living and don’t think about it that much
Strangle1441
Simmons expecting Matthews to give him an Econ 101 lesson or something?
TorturedFanClub
Yeah 14 Million a year. Poor guy. Lets start a GO Fund Me drive for him.
_cob_
Simmons is such a twat.
Wanderson90
I do wonder what kind of money Matthews left on the table choosing hockey over baseball, though.
His own dad said he was a better baseball player than he was a hockey player. (Might be paraphrasing, but it was along those lines)
If Matthews did crack the MLB, and if he was a high-end talent, it goes without saying he could be making, double, or triple what he’s making today.
Thank God he chose the ice, though!
macam85
It’s just so obviously an attempted hit piece by Simmons. You know he’s trying to get a quote he can recontextualize when the team is in a losing streak.
InvictusShmictus
Now I know my response anytime some clown on r/hockey brings up this infernal topic
elcabeza79
The fuck is wrong with STEEEEEEVE? He tries so hard to manufacture click bait. It’s beneath a reporter of his tenure. He needs to retire.
How he wasn’t forced to retire after being caught making up the Kessel hot dog story, I’ll never understand.
thatsong
STEEEVEEEE
But good on Matthews with the non-answer. The obvious answer is yes and the NHL should be doing better, but that’s not in his control
xtzferocity
Steeeve lmao. That’s my captain
SnooHobbies9078
The same guy that was up his ass about how much he made before, right? Your paid too much blah blah blah. Do you think hockey players aren’t paid enough. I understand the context, but the other sports make sooooo much more than the nhl. I dunno just thought it was funny. Bitch the guy is scrapping the team dry. Then ask if he doesn’t make enough.
BadTreeLiving
Steeeeeve
three29
That’s my captain.
Anti-MoralePolice
“I make millions to play a sport, I’m not complaining about that. Also fuck off steve”
SavoyJedi
Auston basically saying this
Mauri416
Sens fan coming in peace. This showed up on my feed and gotta give props for the way AM handled that loaded question
PersimmonMindless
After what his use of Wayne to be little another Black hockey player, Steve should be barred from the Leafs press gaggles and conferences.
NeighbourhoodParrot
Steve has zero integrity, literally just exists to set up people with leading questions that he can turn into tabloid level garbage. But hey even the stinkiest of beetles have a purpose in life.
lionhearthelm
Steve: if the Moon were made of BBQ spate ribs would ya eat it?
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At what point do teams say fuck it and ban these dickheads that show up to every event just to ask the worst questions? Shouldn’t the goal of a franchise like the leafs be to protect players from media like this?
No body:
Auston Matthews:
#STEEEVVVVEEEEE
“STEEEEEEEVE” is what I think every time Simmons is involved. Papi is truly one of us
He writes for the sun ? Or
Gotta give our captain props for a 10/10 answer.
Matthews says STEEVEE the way my buddy says it to me right before he explains something to me like I’m his kid. And yes, my name is Steve.
Steeeeevvve translates to: *Why are you like this*
Dammit, Steve.
The NFL, MLB, NBA bring in more revenue, especially TV/Broadcasting. If the NHL figures out how to up their revenue in that area…
For every Prescott and Curry there’s a bunch of guys making league minimums, and for the NFL, don’t even look at what practice squad players make. NBA rosters are smaller, NFL is a religion in the US, MLB plays double the games, etc.
Should guys like Matthews make more, sure. But the game is growing and teams like the Leafs prop up the league revenue to a large degree.
Along with the cap going up, the league could consider a franchise player exception, luxury tax, or other measures.
Steve Simmons is overpaid, that’s for sure. He should be paying *me* to read his dumbass ramblings.
Fuck STEEEVVE simmons
What sort of insight was he really expecting to get here?
Did someone tell Steve to ask better questions and this is the best he could come up with?
Sports department and otherwise, The Toronto Sun must have wild levels of lead paint in their offices.
You can’t even compare the other major sports leagues to the NHL. What a dumb question to ask.
The MLB, NFL and NBA are way more popular than the NHL and bring in WAAAAAY more revenue.
What kind of answer was he trying to get lol
Pretty greasy.
Steve was clearly hoping to get him to say he’s underpaid in comparison to other sports so he could run with his answer and remove the entire context of his question.
I mean the question isn’t really that bad. The NHL is just not comparable to the other leagues in terms of eyeballs.
The league has so much talent but they’re still very much a gate driven league because no one is paying to get NHL rights the same way they’re dying for NBA and NFL rights.
That is the leagues fault. Scoring hasn’t been as high as it is currently in ages, they have so many superstars and yet they can’t figure out how to grow the game.
Not necessarily under paid but the question needs to be asked if NHL players are being paid enough relative to their peers in other pro sports. How much revenue does the organization generate from all revenue streams and what percentage of that revenue is being shared with the players? Is it proportionate to what the NBA, MLB & MLS/premier league players are seeing? Fair inquiry.
Yeah Steve let’s ask a 27 year old multi-millionaire if he’s underpaid when the GTA job market is the worst it’s been in years, unemployment is very high, and there’s no middle class anymore.
“Steeeeve” is correct. They haven’t even played a game yet.
Shit question, but that’s my captain.
I dont understand why Steve bothers. What did he expect as an answer lmao
Well steeeeeeeve, I make enough money to buy your newspaper & send you to cover the timbucktoo titans, so I’m just grateful to play hockey for a living and don’t think about it that much
Simmons expecting Matthews to give him an Econ 101 lesson or something?
Yeah 14 Million a year. Poor guy. Lets start a GO Fund Me drive for him.
Simmons is such a twat.
I do wonder what kind of money Matthews left on the table choosing hockey over baseball, though.
His own dad said he was a better baseball player than he was a hockey player. (Might be paraphrasing, but it was along those lines)
If Matthews did crack the MLB, and if he was a high-end talent, it goes without saying he could be making, double, or triple what he’s making today.
Thank God he chose the ice, though!
It’s just so obviously an attempted hit piece by Simmons. You know he’s trying to get a quote he can recontextualize when the team is in a losing streak.
Now I know my response anytime some clown on r/hockey brings up this infernal topic
The fuck is wrong with STEEEEEEVE? He tries so hard to manufacture click bait. It’s beneath a reporter of his tenure. He needs to retire.
How he wasn’t forced to retire after being caught making up the Kessel hot dog story, I’ll never understand.
STEEEVEEEE
But good on Matthews with the non-answer. The obvious answer is yes and the NHL should be doing better, but that’s not in his control
Steeeve lmao. That’s my captain
The same guy that was up his ass about how much he made before, right? Your paid too much blah blah blah. Do you think hockey players aren’t paid enough. I understand the context, but the other sports make sooooo much more than the nhl. I dunno just thought it was funny. Bitch the guy is scrapping the team dry. Then ask if he doesn’t make enough.
Steeeeeve
That’s my captain.
“I make millions to play a sport, I’m not complaining about that. Also fuck off steve”
Auston basically saying this
Sens fan coming in peace. This showed up on my feed and gotta give props for the way AM handled that loaded question
After what his use of Wayne to be little another Black hockey player, Steve should be barred from the Leafs press gaggles and conferences.
Steve has zero integrity, literally just exists to set up people with leading questions that he can turn into tabloid level garbage. But hey even the stinkiest of beetles have a purpose in life.
Steve: if the Moon were made of BBQ spate ribs would ya eat it?
Atta boy. Classy answer to a stupid question.
garbage loaded question, he handled it well.