Gavin McKenna did not like the tripping call on Jack Roslovic tonight, and the Maple Leafs rookie made sure the bench knew it.
TSN shared the clip after Alexis Lafreniere went down along the boards on the play.
The frame shows the Rangers forward, No. 13, tumbling near the boards, while another angle catches McKenna, No. 92, reacting on the bench beside Zack MacEwen.
One fan account joked the rookie thought it was a... and left the rest to everyone's imagination.
Love the passion from an 18-year-old. Just don't let the officials see it too often, because rookies rarely win those arguments.
It's like a new employee rolling his eyes at the boss in the first month. Totally understandable, but still not a great look.
McKenna has 6 points on a $1,075,000 cap hit.
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Gavin McKenna makes his feelings clear after Jack Roslovic's tripping penalty
He also owns a game-winner and a power-play goal this season, though he sits at -5.
Roslovic has 9 points on a $4,000,000 cap hit.
Lafreniere has 7 goals and 13 points for New York.
Adam Fox has 10 assists, and Mika Zibanejad has 9 points.
Two of his goals have come on the power play, so the Leafs could not afford to give the Rangers that chance.
The Rangers came in at 7-3-1 but just 1-3-1 on the road.
Toronto came in riding a two-game winning streak after a 6-2 win in Columbus, though the Leafs are just 3-3-1 at home.
Dylan Garand sits at .929 for New York with Igor Shesterkin out for the entire season.
Auston Matthews leads Toronto with 18 points this season.
It's a far cry from last week, when McKenna sat for most of a game and Jim Hiller took the blame.
Does the passion help the Leafs, or does it just put him on the officials' radar?
The Leafs visit Edmonton on Saturday night to face Connor McDavid.
McKenna clearly cares. The trick is getting that fire onto the scoresheet instead of into the referee's notebook.
Was the tripping call on Jack Roslovic the right one?
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