Coming off of Canada's massive 16-2 beat down of a thinly spread German team at the IIHF World Junior Championship tournament, the Twitter world was littered with comments about the tilted affair.
One comment that has created some extra-curricular activity was made by The Athletic's Scott Wheeler who appeared to come to Germany's aid, in a way, by claiming that the loss still was not as bad "as the Leafs scoring two goals in 28:41 on their zamboni driver".
Though many found the comment to be in good humour, some did not, including Sarah Ayres, the wife of said "zamboni driver".
In a heated reply to Wheeler, Mrs. Ayres was quick to correct the writer on her husband's full range of qualifications outside of his previous part time gig, running the zamboni for the AHL Toronto Marlies.
"If you're a reporter with credentials, you would know he wasn't their zamboni driver. He was their practice goalie who held an NHL EBUG contract and worked with the team on almost a daily basis. So better luck with the Leaf bashing next time," said Mrs. Ayres, in her husband's defense.
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This reply drew a lot of support from the Twitterverse for both Sarah and her husband. Spoiler alert - some of the responses are pure gold.
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Ayres, 42 at the time, famously came into a game in relief of two injured Carolina Hurricanes netminders last season at a game in Toronto, helping the Canes secure the win over the Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.
Wheeler has yet to respond to any of the backlash on Twitter thus far.
