The Mildly Amusing Wyshynski/Jay Stempniak Twitter Spat

by ArikJames on Jan 22, 2012 7:21 PM PST in The Ministry of Features

There must be something in the water in Calgary. While I'm sure every hockey player has had a family member get upset about an article written by a reporter or blogger, how many actually vent their frustrations to that writer? When it comes to Greg Wyshynski, at least two from Calgary.

Though it's some time removed, you may recall the email Katerina Jokinen sent the Y! Sports blogger over an article that she found particularly "mean" to her husband. Tonight, Lee Stempniak's brother- douche and professional moocher extraordinaire Jay Stempniak- decided to follow suit by repeatedly called Wyshynski a "jock sniffer", apparently the only insult he knows. Read the full conversation after the jump.

It started with an offhand comment about Lee Stempniak's hat trick in a nightly "3 Stars" recap.

Saturday's Three Stars: Lee Stempniak somehow tallies hattrick...

And then it went hilariously downhill.

Admittedly, I like what Lee has brought to the team. That said, I don't know any Flames fans or writers who thought that comment was out of line or anything. It's not like the Ranchhand Ninja has had the most consistent career numbers, and the irony of Jay Stempniak- who follows his brother around the country- calling anyone a jock sniffer with these "career" numbers is too much. Oh, and did I mention he's a douche?

Here is an actual quote from his twitter feed:

Crushed a slew of Pabst Blue Ribbon Light last evening.

Ridiculous, right? How about another?

What do you think of the cbs line @ColeMcD? Let me know how it looks live. And take some upskirts and down blouses if you can too

This is hardly Flames news of the utmost importance, but it's certainly amusing for a gameless Sunday night

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Thank you for this Arik. Quite the enjoyable and entertaining read. Stemp’s bro is clearly a c-lown…and based on the fact his head is lodged up his bro’s a$$, I’d have to say he’s the jock sniffer…right? Just a thought…

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by KingJafi on Jan 22, 2012 8:04 PM PST via mobile reply actions

Crushed a slew of Pabst Blue Ribbon Light last evening.

I can’t tell if he’s some kind of weird hockey hipster or genuinely enjoys PBR…

I am boobs.

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by Thor the Clunge Destroyer on Jan 22, 2012 9:19 PM PST reply actions

I got something similar on Saturday from a random Olli Jokinen fanboy after I called him “Olli Poastagain” on twitter (he hit another post on the PP). Something like “how many posts did you hit in your NHL career.”

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by Kent Wilson on Jan 23, 2012 7:23 AM PST reply actions

I actually managed to come up with a clever comment (I know, they’re rare) in the LA/Cal SO win on Thurs along the same lines as this. Probably good I don’t tweet otherwise someone would have given me the same crap most likely when he scored in the SO and I said:

“O M G.. He missed the post and got one in”

by xis10ce on Jan 23, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions

My actual response to Jay Stempniak’s stat page:

“Hey, some of those numbers aren’t bad—no, wait, that’s the games played column.”

by ngthagg on Jan 23, 2012 9:54 AM PST reply actions

Twitter is like this strange universe to me, it strikes me as this big table where the adults and children have to sit together and no one has control. So food is being thrown around and petty insults are being thrown and at the bottom line I just want to sit with the adults and listen to the good commentary, the trustworthy commentary and analysis.

It is great for the speed in which it provides updates but trying to figure out who is the real analyst, who is the fanboys, who are the haters, who are the trolls is tiring – My Twitter activity is guided by the Rule of Bob…

Would Bob Mackenzie tweet this? If not I don’t tweet it…

Consider contributing to Wiki if you can. It has come a long way since its inception in quality and its founders have resisted attempts to commercialize it. Lets keep it alive with a few dollars each.

by Mitch Smith on Jan 23, 2012 10:49 AM PST reply actions

And the other way? Would Bob Mackenzie respond to this and if not I don’t respond. Wysh should have just taken the high road and not responded to Lee’s brother, that only validates it.

On Joker’s wife though, I think she was completely onside by going on-line to defend her hubby. He took legendary internet abuse prior to this year, hard not to respond to that.

by Mitch Smith on Jan 23, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions

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