Mike Commodore makes rude hateful comments towards Patrik Laine
Mike Commodore is known to speak his mind quite often, but this time he took it way too far when referring to Patrik Laine's fashion choice.
Mike Commodore isn't one to mince words, and this past Monday proved no exception. The colorfully blunt former NHL D-man took aim at none other than Patrik Laine, the newest member of the Montreal Canadiens. Mike had some pretty strong opinions on Laine, but it wasn't about the on-ice game of the Finnish sensation, just his outfit caught his attention.
Commodore, who played upwards of 500 games in the NHL, wasn't impressed with Laine's fashion choice when he first walked into the Canadiens' locker room earlier this summer. Laine, known to have quite the outlandish personal style, clearly didn't blow anyone away with whatever outfit he wore through the door. It wasn't casual criticism, either, as Commodore seized the opportunity to publicly call out Laine, holding nothing back.
- Mike Commodore
That was seemingly a more old-school reaction from the one-time defenseman to something regarding hockey culture. Players in Commodore's day were more humble and plain, specifically about their looks off the ice. He retired in 2012, but his mindset is still rooted in the traditions of an earlier hockey era, one in which standing out for your clothing just wasn't done.
What makes Commodore's comments even more surprising is that he had a reputation himself, one of being rather different on-ice. His crazy redhead and scraggly beard have been his most identifiable trademarks, which makes his emphatic opinion of Laine's style a bit in contrast with what everyone knows about him. It begs the question of whether this was about the clothes that Laine wore or if this is more with Commodore just plain uncomfortable about the shift in culture happening in hockey.
Mike Commodore's comments ultimately reveal hockey as a sport in flux. As new blood like Patrik Laine pumps energy and charisma into the league, different styles and articulations keep expanding the landscape. Whether guys like Commodore like it or not, hockey's evolving, and the individuality of players both on and off the ice is becoming more a part of the game's culture.
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