Twitter Beefs

Capitals’ Twitter account follows, then unfollows Carolina Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals’ social media beef is getting more personal… or manufactured. I haven’t really decided yet.

Saturday night, the Capitals, possibly admiring the Carolina Hurricanes’ team photo which featured every player in masks, followed the Canes on Twitter.

The two teams have picked on each other in the past so the Hurricanes’ posted a screenshot of the follow in their mentions with a spicy retort.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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The Washington Capitals clapped back at the LA Kings days after the Kings taunted the Nationals on Twitter

Like Tom Wilson, the Washington Capitals Twitter account has a long memory. And early Thursday morning, the Caps Twitter clapped back at the Los Angeles Kings in epic fashion.

Let me explain.

The Washington Nationals lost Game Three of the NLDS to the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 on Sunday. The Nationals led 2-1 until the Dodgers exploded for a seven-run sixth inning and batted around, giving the Dodgers an 8-2 lead.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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The Penguins Twitter account is taunting the Capitals about their banners

This morning, the Pittsburgh Penguins roasted the Washington Capitals about their banners on Twitter. As you’ll recall, earlier this season the Penguins got gaudy, gigantor replacements for their champion banners while the Caps tailed back theirs.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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AHL Enforcers Take Fight to Twitter: Liam O’Brien Tells Tom Sestito to ‘Take the Rocks Out of His Head’

Photo: Kyle Mace

The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins are currently engaged in a brutal playoff series, which has featured multiple head shots and two suspensions. Meanwhile, in the American Hockey League, the two organizations’ farm teams are playing each other and things have gotten feisty as well.

Monday during Game Four, Hershey Bears and WBS Penguins players almost brawled during warm-ups, trash talking each other at center ice. According to Chocolate Hockey’s Kyle Mace, Penguins’ forward Tom Sestito tripped Liam O’Brien, looking for a fight. After the game, the rivalry spilled onto social media, with O’Brien verbally eviscerating Sestito on Twitter.

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By Chris Cerullo 6 years ago

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Mikhail Grabovski Trolls Jeremy Roenick After Twitter Diss

There were a lot of wacky contracts given out at the start of free agency. But if you ask 500-goal scorer and very, very articulate NBC analyst Jeremy Roenick, there were none worse than the four-year, $20-million contract awarded to Mikhail Grabovski by the New York Islanders.

“Way to go islanders!!!!” Roenick said in another poorly capitalized and punctuated Twitter rage blackout. “Making a 40pt guy a 5 million dollar player!!! Grabovski?? 5 million??? I’m going back to the gym!! Good god.”

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By Ian Oland 8 years ago

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