Broadcaste rMike Milbury will not be calling games for NBC Sports for the remainder of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after making a highly criticized comment about women not being able to distract players in the league’s bubble.
“In light of the attention caused by my recent remark, I have decided to step away from my role at NBC Sports for the remainder of the Stanley Cup Playoffs,” Milbury said in a statement Saturday. “I do not want my presence to interfere with the athletes as they try to win the greatest trophy in sports.”
Milbury’s controversial remark came during the Islanders’ series-clinching win over the Capitals on Thursday when he was talking about the advantages of the NHL’s playoff bubble with fellow analyst Brian Boucher.