Auston Matthews says to Steve Simmons when he asks a question that he doesn't appreciate a question from him and found his article about his positive test unethical.

— James Mirtle (@mirtle) August 3, 2020

This would never happen to James Mirtle. He never asks a question. Never. But he uses everybody else's quotes.
He was asked the other day on radio who the best player at Leaf camp was. He answered without hesitating. Never mind that he hadn't been at Leaf camp once. https://t.co/c2bb5HaImz

— steve simmons (@simmonssteve) August 3, 2020

Tons of other reporters are taking sides, mostly on the side of Mirtle

I get having an issue with Mirtle in general, I know a lot of people do, but he was literally just transcribing what happened during the presser. Simmons is just being a tool, per usual, and trying to deflect on to someone else since Matthews called him out.

simmons is just an as*hole. impossible to side with him.

Simmons is a cockroach and a stain on Toronto's media. Remember, this was the same guy who wrote that hot dog story years ago about Phil Kessel. He's one of the major reasons this team has an aura of negativity around it.

All Mirtle did was transcribe what happened.