Fifteen days ago, after reflecting on a viral crybaby taunt he made at the Montreal Canadiens, Tom Wilson told the press, “I should probably just shut up sometimes.”
Thankfully, Wilson did not change, and he gave social media more fodder during Game 4 of the Washington Capitals’ second-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Wilson was back to his over-the-top, sarcastic self during the second period when he got in a scrum with veteran Hurricanes forward and “honest player,” per TNT’s telecast, Jordan Staal.
Wilson gave Staal a soft, nothingburger of a punch with his gloved hand. The 36-year-old Canes captain reacted by throwing his head back like a rock ’em, sock ’em robot meeting its fatal blow. While the scrum continued, Staal then threw a sucker punch at Wilson’s head, which then sent the Capitals enforcer into Expressive Tom mode.
Skating back to the Capitals’ bench, Wilson began chirping Staal and imitating how he threw his head back to try and draw a penalty.
Then, Wilson sarcastically did the Canes’ storm surge celebration, where the players clap around the faceoff circle together to celebrate victories.
Here’s another angle from Matt who was at the game. At the end, Wilson makes a lasso gesture for some reason.
What seemed funny at the time turned ill-fated later. The Capitals lost Game 4 by a score of 5-2, and the Hurricanes made sure to mock Wilson back.
“Bro knew the game was over so early he did the surge in the 2nd period,” the Hurricanes tweeted on X.
Well played, Canes. Sigh.
Well played.
