Justin Williams apologizes for comments during Kings-Hurricanes game

Justin Williams may have retired from playing in the National Hockey League, he remains a fan very invested in games, especially at this point of the season with the playoffs fast approaching.

On Tuesday night as two of his former teams, the Los Angeles Kings and Carolina Hurricanes, faced one another. And Williams got into the mix on Twitter, commenting on the Canes’ 5-4 overtime win.

“Never out of it. Belief can inspire and propel you to great things. Great win Canes.”

Fans quickly criticized Williams for taking sides, he who won two Stanley Cup championships with the Kings in 2012 and 2014.

On Wednesday morning, Williams felt obliged to apologize for his comments. He mentioned how he’d love to see a final for the Stanley Cup between the Hurricanes and the Kings. He posted this on his Twitter account:

“Yikes! My apologies to my LA followers who were hurt by my last tweet but it had nothing to do with you and everything to do with the canes. Long, long way to go but hope we can meet in the finals. Love me some playoff hockey”

I personally don’t get why Williams had to apologize. He hung up the skates after three seasons in Carolina. That was after seven seasons with Los Angeles, but those came after five years with the Hurricanes. Williams, who is known as Mister Game 7 thanks to the Kings, is a huge part of both clubs, and I understand why he loved the game last night!

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