The Bruins didn’t mince words last week when asked about Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg’s cross-check and subsequent scrap with fourth-line forward Mark Kastrelic.
Beyond the frustration of dropping a 4-1 result to the Bolts, the Bruins were irked with Lilleberg’s stick work against Kastelic, along with the several punches he landed against their teammate after he had already hit the ice.
“Just unnecessary all around,” Jeremy Swayman said last Thursday. “He’s the toughest guy in the league for a reason. He’s fighting a guy knocked out. It’s unbelievable to see that.”
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“It’s a pretty cheap cross-check,” Morgan Geekie added.