McBig Red

All it takes for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing - Edmund Burke - Edmonton Oilers and Edmonton Elks lover! Known referee hater.

[McBig Red @Oilersin4]

@oilersgm2 Explain to me how we beat the officials? They gave Florida game 2 and influenced every game with an ever changing standard in Florida’s favour.

[WeBelieve @WeBelieveEM]

Carter Hart is about to play in the Stanley Cup Final. He was acquitted of sexual assault charges this past summer, but there is a lot more to the story. With the brightest lights now shining on him, it is important to understand the nuance of the controversial case.

“We Believe E.M” does not mean we believe every detail of her testimony. It does not mean we believe she did not make any mistakes that night. It simply means we believe she was sexually assaulted. And the evidence supports that belief.

I will leave you with some facts. This is all available if you research (tw // sa):

- There is ZERO evidence or testimony that EM ever asked Michael McLeod to invite additional men to that hotel room. McLeod never testified, and all we have is a video interview with police where he never made that claim, meanwhile LYING when he denied sending a text invite to ALL his teammates. On the otherhand, there is text evidence the following day of EM telling McLeod she did not expect more partners, and it was not disputed by McLeod.

- There is ZERO evidence or testimony that EM ever asked (or was asked) for Cal Foote to do the splits over her. Even if you believe the men’s story that she was saying “have sex with me”, she never said “teabag me”. The judge actually agreed in her report there was no consent, instead she dismissed it saying it was non-sexual based on Carter Hart’s testimony that Foote was not naked.

- In 2022, Alex Formenton & Dillon Dube BOTH CONFESSED to Hockey Canada that Cal Foote was naked during the splits. This was ruled inadmissible on a technicality. Other than Hart, no other witness dared to say Foote was clothed; they all pretended to not remember.

With this information, at the very least, McLeod and Foote are guilty:

- Foote performed a sexual act without consent. It does not make him a rapist, but it is a crime

- McLeod is an accessory to that sexual assault

If these two men were given the guilty verdict I strongly believe they deserved (even if it was a proverbial slap on the wrist; i.e. a 6-month house arrest), it would have been an amazing teaching moment for our nation while setting a modern standard for consent.

The conduct of the others, including Hart, may not have been illegal. There was certainly not enough evidence to prove it was. But that does not mean what they did wasn’t morally reprehensible. The NHL and Hockey Canada both agreed.

The NHL kept the players out of the league for months PAST the ruling, citing their own private investigation. Hockey Canada stood in the House of Commons and said “harm was caused” after paying out a civil settlement.

But what Hart did was more than morally wrong. He lied under oath to protect his teammates. This is actually perjury. The judge by law is not privy to those 2022 confessions, but we as a public are. We are allowed to pass judgement in the court of public opinion.

Hart is not a conquering hero who overcame adversity. He is a liar who abused his privilege and legal protection to obstruct justice. He is allowed to continue his career, and we are allowed to remind him of his abhorrent behaviour.

[Carol Potter 🇨🇦 @intell59]

@TheJasonPugh @JimboStanford @WabKinew @ABDanielleSmith Wab for the win. Thank you @WabKinew for calling out our premier’s lies. We are sick & tired of all her lies that the press lets her get away with. Thank you.

[Jason Pugh 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 @TheJasonPugh]

🚨WATCH:

“Sorry, I’d like to respond. So I think we know that that is not correct. A lot of what you just said there, Premier Smith.” - Manitoba Premier @WabKinew

#cdnpoli @ABDanielleSmith

[VisuallyBetter @Isuckatpicking]

No I don't need to recognize the Alberta separatists grievances against Ottawa.

There are more people in Alberta with legitimate grievances against the Alberta UCP than there are separatists in this province.

Clean up your own house first.

[McBig Red @Oilersin4]

@JeffTetz Folks saying they were made at the suspension.

[McBig Red @Oilersin4]

@OilersNation Just like everything else the Oilers get screwed. Used to be the d man with the most points. An Oiler might win? Let’s change criteria. They have been doing it to us for years.

[Hernan Salas @HernanDaMan]

SO RIGGED!!!!

[Pete Blackburn @PeteBlackburn]

RIGGED

[McBig Red @Oilersin4]

@TSNRyanRishaug He was talking about the refs right?

[McBig Red @Oilersin4]

@Bob_Stauffer @EdmontonOilers Officials were bias all series and cost us 2 games.

[OilScud @ScottBiggsify]

Darnell Nurse and Kris Knoblauch CANNOT be Oilers moving forward.

We're still in an absolute goalie crisis.

Bruce Cassidy better pick up the phone tonight.

Two years left. We're on the precipice of the most embarassing feat in NHL history: fucking up McDrai.

Goodnight.

[Tough Call Podcast🎙️ 🇨🇦 @ToughCallPod]

Still waiting for that return holding penalty. The Oilers could certainly use it. Not much in the way of scoring chances this period. 😬

[McBig Red @Oilersin4]

@nielsonTSN1260 Officials and injuries are undefeated.

[McBig Red @Oilersin4]

@NHL @AnaheimDucks @NavyFederal With thanks to disgustingly biased officiating. You should be ashamed. Zero penalties? Laughable.

[McBig Red @Oilersin4]

@TSN_Sports Refs and injuries took us down.

[Raghu Sharma @RajBauer]

@Oilersin4 Yup I knew calls would favour the ducks this game but the fact we can’t earn one pp is a joke

[Raghu Sharma @RajBauer]

Never forgot how stupid Katz and Nicholson #LetsGoOilers

[McBig Red @Oilersin4]

@RajBauer He is one of the worst officials in the league

[Raghu Sharma @RajBauer]

Also with Wes as ref it’s not shocking at all that we haven’t earned 1 PP all game. We don’t deserve this game at all but seriously how do we not get one all game #LetsGoOilers

[#PrettyInYEG @Pretty__G]

Game Management has never existed for only the Oilers