Florida’s Eric Staal caught screaming at Boston’s Tomas Nosek on a hot mic after high hit
‘Good clean hit ya f***in loser’: Florida’s Eric Staal is caught yelling at Boston’s Tomas Nosek on a hot mic after Bruins forward shoved Panthers player in the head
- Tomas Nosek was not penalized for shoving Marc Stall in the head last night
- The match ended with multiple fights as the animosity of the night boiled over
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Late in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first round series between the Boston Bruins and the Florida Panthers, hot mics caught Panthers center Eric Staal yelling at Bruins forward Tomas Nosek for a high hit.
In a corner fight in the third period while following a check on Staal, Nosek raised his elbow and appeared to hit Staal on the head, sending him to the ice.
The hit was not noticed by any on-ice umpire, and Nosek was not penalized for the violation.
During a stoppage in play, Staal went to his bench and called Nosek right into the microphone of ESPN reporter Ray Ferraro.
“Good hit, good clean hit, that’s f***in nice,” Staal shouted sarcastically to which Nosek responded by telling him to shut up.
Things got tense late in the game between the Panthers and Bruins after a hit by Boston’s Tomas Nosek (92) off Florida’s Eric Staal (not pictured)
Nosek appeared to catch Staal with an elbow to the head late in the third period of the game
Afterwards, the pair skated to the benches and began lobbing obscenities at each other
A still furious Stall yelled again, “Good clean hit you f***in loser,” before sitting on the couch.
This incident came a day after Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting made a similar hit on Tampa Bay Lightning defender Erik Cernak.
Cernak was injured and left the game while Bunting was awarded a match penalty and sent off. Bunting was later suspended for three games by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety.
Player Safety has not announced anything about a hearing for Nosek’s hit.
The Panthers won the game by a final score of 6-3 to tie the series 1-1. Game 3 is Friday night in Sunrise, Florida.