Fleury calls Lundqvist's net-launching antics 'baby stuff'
The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers renewed their rivalry Thursday, and if the two clubs meet in the playoffs, prepare to be entertained.
Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist was incensed after his captain Ryan McDonagh collided with him in the first period, as the all-world goaltender believed the defender was pushed into him. Lundqvist was so mad he tossed the net off its moorings on a Penguins rush.
After the game, a 4-1 Penguins win, Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was asked if he'd ever go full Lundqvist.
"No, that's baby stuff," Fleury said.
Shots fired, as the kids say.
Lundqvist's night only got worse. He eventually left the contest with neck spasms, and McDonagh said post-game he wasn't pushed into Lundqvist, according to The Record's Andrew Gross. Incidental contact. And certainly not what Lundqvist wants to hear.
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