The whole league seems to be talking about him, but Tom Wilson has little to say. He is a few weeks removed from his most notorious incident yet — a body-slamming scuffle that led to calls for his complete banishment from the National Hockey League and attention from outside traditional sports media. Wilson is still employed, and he has done his job, offering some conciliatory but careful words about his style of play.
“Nothing I say right now is going to change anybody’s opinion — they’ve already made that up,” Wilson said earlier this month after receiving a $5,000 fine for his latest infraction.