The point Smiley was making was that LP made a nuanced and speculative argument about the sequence of events (Babcock, Cherry and the current climate) and a Leafs fan responds to say Nah and attribute it singularly to Marner speaking up
Updated to satisfy Montresor's feelings:
wHy SoLvInG RaCiSm iN HoCkEy WaS BeCauSe Of ThE LeAfS mEdIA sUPpREsSiNg a NeGaTiVE lEaFS sTOrY UnTIl iT wAs COnVeNIenT tO RePOrt
That wasn't obvious to me.¯\_(ツ)_/¯