“NHL wants Toronto to win”: P. K. Subban talks about the penalties in the Ottawa Senators vs Toronto Maple Leafs match

Love how PK always speaks the truth, a fan wrote for P. K. Subban. P. K. Subban, a former Canadian ice hockey defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens shared his views on the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs Game 1 of the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Particularly, about the penalties and powerplay advantage.

“In what hockey league is that a penalty? I don’t know. To me, it’s frustrating to me as a player. Let’s park all the other penalties for a second. That penalty, to me, the timing in the game - it’s 2-1. And I hope this is the last time I could talk about a 2-1. But I hate it because there’s so much great hockey, and the players are playing great. But this, to me, it changes the whole game. It changes the outlook of the game. That’s a big, big moment." said P. K. Subban.


Fans express their opinions about NHL referees favoring the Toronto Maple Leafs, penalties, and how hockey has become soft

This is playoff hockey! Let em play#nhl #espn #senators #leafs pic.twitter.com/WJEBBDqYMY

— P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1) April 21, 2025

"Ottawa caused back to make it 2-1, and Toronto gets handed that powerplay. They’re good enough players. These guys are going to earn it. I just want to see consistency. To me, that’s why you get all the overflow of all the other crap after it. Just call the penalty. That is not a penalty. That is not a penalty.” said P. K. Subban, full-time in-studio NHL Analyst at ESPN, in an X post he shared with the world.

A hot-hot topic of discussion became Game 1 of the First Round of the Battle of Ontario for X users. Because when something is noticed, it’s noticed. And hardly anybody can say otherwise. When you read some comments on P.K. Subban ’s X post of “This is playoff hockey ! Let em play”, you will understand what we mean.


One X user wrote, “NHL wants Toronto to win”

Another fan wrote, “League wants leafs to win, politics always win”

A third fan wrote, “PK, you already know the rulebook is different in Toronto🤷🏼‍♂️”

A fourth X user wrote, “Leaf fan here and i side with pk. Even the senators were shouting soft all game. Its playoff hockey, its rock em sock em hockey.”

A fifth X user said, “I agree, soft call”

A sixth X user wrote, “Well @PKSubban1 a lot of us senators fans felt it was one sided auto wasn’t allowed to do anything and there game is based on hits”

A seventh X user shared, “Refs are always against the Sens 😩��”

An eighth fan wrote, “It’s called game management and the zebras are ruining the game”

A ninth X user said, “It it’s Toronto, so yes it is a penalty, even if it’s not”

A tenth fan wrote, “I get what you're saying but even when I played "back in the day" this was a penalty. Imo text book boarding.”


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