We Finally Know What Arber Xhekaj Yelled at the Referee After His Interference Penalty
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Unfortunately, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj didn't make headlines for the right reasons last night.
He took two bad penalties that really hurt his team, and his head coach, Martin St-Louis, had a strong reaction after the second one.
Xhekaj was also benched in the third period by Martin St-Louis because of it, and some journalists didn't hold back when talking about the Sheriff.
"It's an incredibly stupid and obvious penalty (his second of the night, no less) for Arber Xhekaj." - Arpon Basu via Bluesky
Arber Xhekaj couldn't believe he was penalized for what he did to defenseman Tyler Myers
As for Xhekaj, he clearly seemed furious with the official:
As we can see in the video above, right after being handed the penalty, Arber Xhekaj can be seen saying:
"Unbelievable.. Ref, you're fuc**ing kidding me right now!" - Arber Xhekaj
Clearly, the young Canadiens defenseman strongly disagreed with the referee's call.
And you, what's your opinion on this situation?
Do you think Martin St-Louis will send a stronger message to Xhekaj - perhaps a short stay in the press box (in favor of Marc Del Gaizo)?
It's such a shame because Xhekaj can bring so much to this team when he's in the lineup.
Xhekaj played less than seven minutes last night, recorded no points, took four minutes in penalties, and had one shot on goal.
More to come on this story.
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