TSN's Rick Westhead Shares Funny Anecdote In Support of Leah Hextall Involving Claude Giroux

With the internet collectively dogpiling Leah Hextall after a minor blunder during the Leafs/Bolts game two nights ago, many have come out in support of Hextall. It is true, she made a mistake on air & asked Toronto's Wayne Simmonds a dumb question, link here:

Some people just straight up don't like Hextall, which...whatever.

But among those who offered their support, TSN reporter Rick Westhead shared a personal story involving Claude Giroux in which he completely failed to recognize the longtime Captain of the Philadelphia Flyers:

Mistakes happen & people don't deserve to be fired just because they make one.

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