Bob Beers has seen his share of big hits on the ice, both as an NHL/AHL veteran and as the 98.5 The Sports Hub radio commentator for the Boston Bruins.
And he has no qualms about calling Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson’s shot on an unsuspecting Brandon Carlo in last Friday’s 5-1 Bruins win “a bad hit.”
In an interview with 98.5’s Toucher and Rich show, Beers broke down his perspective on the hit that hospitalized the Bruins defenseman as well as the tense atmosphere leading up to the play itself.
He even said he “expected” such a play to occur and said the officials should have known “something was going to explode” after the heated Wednesday night contest between the two teams — a 2-1 shootout victory for Washington.