While Canadiens fans might love it when brothers Arber and Florian Xhekaj drop the gloves and fight an opponent, their mother hates it. Article content

That was evident when Florian fought the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Dakota Mermis in his NHL debut last Saturday night at the Bell Centre with the Canadiens winning the game 5-2. TV cameras captured the reaction from Simona Xhekaj and her husband, Jack, while watching Florian fight late in the third period. Article content Article content

Simona didn’t appreciate some of the comments on social media about her reaction to the fight, calling her a “Karen.”

“People are calling me Karen face or whatever,” Simona said when I spoke with her over the phone on Monday. “I’m like: ‘You guys don’t understand.’ Arber tells me not to reply to that stuf

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