Nobody ever really liked Jeremy Jacobs in the first place, but if you were indifferent towards the owner of the Boston Bruins before, you certainly aren't now.
NHL lockout 2012: More confirmation that Jeremy Jacobs is a real life Mr. Burns
Jeremy Jacobs continues to be the worst.
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We’ve all basically known that Jacobs, a member of the Executive Committee of the NHL’s Board of Governors, has been one of the driving forces behind the lockout that’s now beyond its 70th day. A report Wednesday that Jacobs was verbally bullying other governors on the board, however, only confirmed those thoughts. And now...
Am told by 2 NHL sources that #Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs forced employees to pay tax on 2011 Stanley Cup rings. About $7K per ring. Cont...
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) November 29, 2012
Some support staff couldn't afford the tax up front, so players stepped up and covered the cost so they could get rings too.
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) November 29, 2012
... yeah.
Seriously, when hockey is back if Bruins fans don't boo Jacobs at least as passionately as they boo Kessel then they're part of the problem.
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) November 29, 2012
Honestly, anybody who steps up and attempts to defend Jacobs at this stage is saying more about themselves than they are about him.
— Adam Proteau (@Proteautype) November 29, 2012
any bruins fan who buys tickets to see the team whenever hockey starts again is basically an asshole
— ryan lambert (@twolinepass) November 29, 2012
How can anybody -- even Bruins fans; ESPECIALLY Bruins fans -- defend or root for this guy? If he’s not a real life C. Montgomery Burns...
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