Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA — Montreal LW Brandon Prust created quite a stir on Sunday, picking up 27 minutes in penalties late in the game and then having some disparaging words for referee Brad Watson afterward.
Following a fight with D Braydon Coburn, ignited by Prust hitting G Ben Bishop from behind late in the game, Prust threw his elbow pad in the direction of the Lightning bench as he skated past.
Prust also was penalized earlier in the game for roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct.
Tampa Bay C Brian Boyle was a former teammate of Prust’s while with the New York Rangers and was a bit surprised by what he saw.