Why are you assuming he's getting this from social media? He could be at a restaurant and someone could say something to him. But, players are on social media, all the time. You have a completely unrealistic expectation. No matter what, players are aware of the world around them. How much they let it bother them is another story. And I don't think he said it bothered him.
Well, it's pretty normal when a player returns to a market that they get asked to compare the new team with the old team. So, he did. It's not like he randomly commented on it while in Carolina.
Exactly. And who doesn't want unconditional love?
He specifically calls Buffalo a hockey market which insinuates that Utah is not.
If the organization ever figures out how to put a winning product on the ice he'll understand how much better it is in Buffalo than Utah as well, because it's a hockey market.