SOUTH BEND, IN - It wasn't what Dallas Stars president Jim Lites said that irked NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, but how he said it.
Last Friday, Lites lit into his two star players, forwards Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin. He told The Athletic that Seguin and Benn have been "f---ing horses---; I don't know how else to put it." He added that the sentiment was shared by owner Tom Gaglardi, and continued: "What nobody says is what is completely obvious to me: We are getting terrible play from our top two players.