Teemu Selanne on comments about Boudreau: 'I'm sorry if I hurt Bruce'
Teemu Selanne issued a statement through the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night in an effort to clarify comments he made about head coach Bruce Boudreau:
Selanne via the Ducks: "In frustration, I made several comments following our Game 7 loss to the Kings that I shouldn’t have said."
— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) September 19, 2014
Selanne (cont.): "As I’ve said many times, Bruce is a nice guy, but we simply had a different view on my role with the Ducks."
— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) September 19, 2014
Selanne (cont.): "I’m sorry if I hurt Bruce or anyone else, that was not my intent."
— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) September 19, 2014
The original comments came in an excerpt from Selanne's forthcoming autobiography. Selanne reportedly said: "If we had any other coach, I'd still play."
Boudreau responded saying he was "a little disappointed," but understood where the Finnish legend was coming from after a Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.