Brendan Leipsic's leaked messages showed him mocking his teammates and making misogynistic comments. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Capitals to handle Brendan Leipsic's leaked offensive Instagram messages internally

By Zac Wassink | Last updated May 6, 2020 7:55 PM ET

One of the strangest NHL stories to emerge since the league shut down in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic involves Washington Capitals forward Brendan Leipsic.

As noted by Jorge Alonso of blog BroBible, private NSFW comments allegedly associated with Leipsic's Instagram account were leaked on Wednesday afternoon. In those comments, Leipsic supposedly mocked current and former teammates, and he called some current linemates "losers."

The individual also took shots at the wife of former teammate Tanner Pearson.

Tarik El-Bashir ‏of The Athletic suggested the Capitals are aware of the situation, and that Leipsic is the guilty party:

More on the Brendan Leipsic situation, per a #Caps spokesman: “We are aware of the unacceptable and offensive comments made by Brendan Leipsic in a private conversation on social media. We will handle this matter internally.”
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) May 6, 2020

A Twitter account linked with the 25-year-old offered an apology:

pic.twitter.com/A0nzLKctnc
— brendan leipsic (@19LEIP) May 6, 2020

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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