It says something when not only a team's players but also an executive of the team a reporter covers want to poke fun at said reporter.
We're just not sure what exactly it says.
First, it was Claude Giroux last week when he attributed the Flyers hot streak to CSNPhilly.com's Flyers Insider Tim Panaccio going down with a lower-body injury.
"Since Tim Panaccio got [his] lower-body injury, we started playing better," Giroux said after the Flyers' 3-2 overtime win over the Winnipeg Jets last Monday.
And then yesterday the team's GM got in on the fun with a no-nonsense call out.
"I'm starting to question Panotch's heart," Ron Hextall told Panaccio's pal and fellow Flyers beat writer Sam Carchidi.
A bold statement from Hexy and what some could read as a public call out of the injured reporter.
Panaccio has yet to return to the lineup after... slipping on some ice up in Montreal, forcing him to miss months of action. His return date is still unknown and many players like Giroux probably hope it doesn't happen until next season.