Game 3 of the series between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins got everyone worked up, including the players. Sidney Crosby’s concussion, suffered in the first period, was caused by high hits from Alex Ovechkin and Matt Niskanen. Obviously, the two teams have differing opinions on the hit. Jay Beagle initially said the playoffs should be nasty and the two teams enjoy going hard at each other.
Phil Kessel took issue with this quote, which was likely not relayed correctly or taken out of context. In response, he called Beagle “an idiot” if he thought Niskanen’s hit was clean.