Lawson Crouse called out Twitter haters on NHL draft night with a very bold tweet

BarDown Staff

Dahlin taken first overall, Habs select Kotkaniemi third

Lawson Crouse was having none of the trolling on NHL draft night.

As names were being called by NHL clubs on Friday night, the 21-year-old unsurprisingly noticed some criticism being tossed around on Twitter. Crouse, clearly angered, called out the trolls who felt the need to critique the prospects despite having no personal experience playing at an elite level.

It’s painful to see people on twitter who have zero experience of playing hockey at an elite level rip on kids trying to fulfill their dreams
— Lawson Crouse (@LawCrouse) June 23, 2018

Crouse understands the pressure the kids face after hearing their name called out on draft night. The Canadian was selected 11^th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2015 draft and has struggled to earn a regular role in the league. Crouse was eventually traded to Arizona where he’s played in 83 games for the Coyotes.

Embedded Image

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

A Twitter user remarkably felt the need to call Crouse a bust afterward, but he found himself quickly getting called out by other fans.

I called you being a bust and I was right!
— Ethan Rutherford (@EthanRutherfor3) June 23, 2018

I would love to see your bank statement compared to @LawCrouse
— Chris Jensen (@Jensenfive5) June 23, 2018

Sorry your right I should be online like @ethanrutherfor3 bashing 21 year old kids who make a million bucks a year, telling them there failures when they have achieved more in their life than most could ever dream
— Chris Jensen (@Jensenfive5) June 23, 2018

You are calling him a bust after two years of pro hockey. You aren’t right about anything.
— Blake (@hattrick__44) June 23, 2018

A bust.? Oh no, not even close. The Sheriff isn’t even close. Now you on the other hand...
— John4#AllAz (@john4YotesAz) June 23, 2018

Draft night is supposed to be a celebration and the last thing these players need is online criticism. It’s nice to see an NHLer actually publicly recognized that.

(H/T Lawson Crouse)