Mark Messier Calls Out Fringe NHLer Live On TV
If you think former New York Rangers Mark Messier would have a soft spot for the team, you'd be wrong. Messier has publicly called out a member of the Rangers for what he says was putting himself in harm's way in a game over the weekend.
Mark Messier Blasts Fringe NHLer on TV
During a game between the Rangers and Washington Capitals, the Caps' Tom Wilson received a two minute penalty for boarding on Jonny Brodzinski. Brodzinski was left bleeding after the hit. He left the game and didn't return.
Messier, in the intermission, took the time to call out Brodzinski, starting with criticising the call on the play.
"First of all I don't know what 2 minutes for boarding is. That wasn't a call in my era."
Messier then went on to criticize Brodzinski for for putting himself in a vulnerable position.
"I'm so tired of players putting themselves in vulnerable positions," said Messier. "This is crazy. I would have played 5 years in the league if I turned my back to that. I played 26 [seasons] because I never put myself in a vulnerable position."
"You don't stand facing the boards if Scott Stevens is on the ice coming after you. You can see Wilson let up on him on the hit."
He put himself in a vulnerable position for no reason. Boys and girls do not put yourself in that position."
"You don't stand facing the boards if Scott Stevens is on the ice coming after you. You can see Wilson let up on him on the hit."
He put himself in a vulnerable position for no reason. Boys and girls do not put yourself in that position."
Mark Messier Criticizes NHLer for Putting Himself in Harm's Way
For what it's worth, Messier's broadcast colleague P.K. Subban 100 percent agreed with his take on the hit.
"Everyone wants to give a hit, but you gotta know how to take one. Sometimes a guy's got you lined up, [Brodzinski] sees him coming, he takes a look, he knows Tom Wilson's coming, you turn at that last second and then you try to draw the penalty.
"This is where the refs gotta crack down on that, they gotta clean that up."
"This is where the refs gotta crack down on that, they gotta clean that up."
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