Steve Simmons puts his foot in his mouth yet again

Steve Simmons... what can you say about that guy that hasn't already been said?

The embattled Toronto Sun reporter has found himself in the middle of some pretty notable public controversies during his career. From making up a story about Phil Kessel and a fictional hot dog vendor to outing Auston Matthews' COVID-19 diagnosis, it's fair to say that Simmons doesn't always cast himself as a journalist with the utmost of integrity. Well... get ready for it because Simmons has yet again put his foot in his mouth yet again.

After the Toronto Maple Leafs' 3-2 OT loss to the Vancouver Canucks yesterday evening, Simmons took to social media to call out the Leafs for an "embarrassing" loss.

Check it out:

Embarrassing night for the Leafs - and depending on Hyman’s status, a potentially back breaking night, too. Not good.
— steve simmons (@simmonssteve) April 19, 2021

Embarrassing, Steve? The Canucks might have had their backs up against the wall, but they're still an NHL hockey team, Steve... it's not like this was a charity event.

As you might expect, both Leafs and Canucks fans are giving it to Simmons online.

Check out some of these reactions:

Why because they hit 3 posts and scored at the end of the game which was clearly in but the NHL uses what they can can see as opposed to logic? Give your head a shake Steve.
— Steve (@sbozzo7) April 19, 2021

Come on, how about props to the Canucks? Pretty gutsy comeback. I know Campbell was subpar, but still.
— Peggy Frye&Tim Maher (@glenayrfarm) April 19, 2021

The only embarrassment is that they let you keep mashing on keyboards.
— Stephen (@stephenlipic) April 19, 2021

Embarrasing?did you actually watch the game?They outshot and outchanced the Nucks, but a gutsy effort by Van, im a Leafs fan but im happy for Van,
— Gordon Gallant (@gordiegallant) April 19, 2021

They dominated play for 55/62 minutes and Holtby stood on his head all night. What's embarrassing about that?
— Joel Cienik (@cienik51) April 19, 2021

How much you want to bet that Simmons didn't even watch the game? This guy has made a career out of reading the box score and then putting together his narrative after the fact.

Steve Simmons puts his foot in his mouth yet again

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