Halak's agent stirs it up on Twitter

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Allan Walsh, agent for Canadiens goalie Jaroslav Halak, knowingly or otherwise smacked a hornet's nest on Twitter last night immediately following the Habs' 3-1 loss to Tampa Bay with his tweet: "Interesting stat of the night.... #Habs' Price is 10W, 32L in last 42 starts. Hmm."


Whether an agent should so publicly be promoting a client at the expense of someone else – that would be Carey Price – even betwee the lines is subject to debate. The Internet has changed all the rules (some would say significantly lowered the bar) of credibiliity, professionalism and even common sense.


But the tweet riled former goalie Kelly Hrudy on Hockey Night in Canada, and a quick, very brief flurry of tweets between Walsh and HNIC's Jeff Marek ensued. Walsh replied to Marek: "It was a tongue in cheek comment not meant to be taken seriously, forgot it was Montreal and everyone loses a sense of humor."

Search #walsha on Twitter and you'll see that many people climbed aboard this one. You'll find Walsh on Twitter here, where his end of the exchange is recorded.