Hot mic catches Flyers player threatening Canucks' Linus Karlsson
Microphones picked up some colourful language during Monday night’s Vancouver Canucks game at Rogers Arena.
Linus Karlsson drew the ire of Philadelphia Flyers forward Michael Bunting after the Canucks winger drew a third-period elbowing penalty. Bunting was irate, mocking Karlsson for what he felt was embellishment.
the elbow then his reactionjshdn https://t.co/PoqJsDa70w pic.twitter.com/NBaBZpxJIi
— madisonĀ²āµ āā (@leafscini) November 10, 2026
The penalty led to a Vancouver goal, as Jonathan LekkerimƤki cut Philadelphia’s lead to 2-1 with 7:36 left in the third period. Karlsson drew another penalty 26 seconds later, this time a slash to the Flyers’ Travis Konecny.
That’s when Bunting appeared to let Karlsson have it, which Sportsnet viewers heard plain as day.
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“F*cking embarrassing, Karlsson! I’ll beat the f*ck out of you!” Bunting appeared to say.
The threat was so clear on the broadcast that Canucks play-by-play man John Shorthouse couldn’t ignore it.
“Ok, so Linus Karlsson [is] not the most popular man on the bench,” Shorthouse said.
Bunting wasn’t done with Karlsson there, as he could be seen jawing at the Canucks forward as time ticked down at the end of the game.
bunting and karly beefing was not something i wouldve expected pic.twitter.com/zJ7yw5NspA
— madisonĀ²āµ āā (@leafscini) November 10, 2026
Philadelphia went on to win 3-1.
The Canucks and Flyers will meet again in 2.5 weeks, in Philadelphia on Nov. 27. Maybe Bunting will have calmed down by then.
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