Roman Polak's agent, Allan Walsh, called out Boston Bruins play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards for his insensitive response to the Dallas Stars defenseman crashing headfirst into the boards during the second period of Thursday's season opener.
"You are truly a piece of shit and an absolute disgrace," Walsh wrote on Twitter early Friday morning.
Bruins color analyst Andy Brickley suggested Polak's dangerous collision "looked self-induced," to which Edwards replied by calling the scary fall "bad hockey karma."
I have tremendous respect for the Bruin players that sent best wishes. All class. As for Jack Edwards, to say Roman’s injury was “bad hockey karma” while he was laying on motionless on the ice, you are truly a piece of shit and an absolute disgrace. https://t.co/NiUyScZFW1
— Allan Walsh (@walsha) October 4, 2019
Edwards evidently stood by his comments despite the harsh criticism:
. @RealJackEdwards on his karma comment immediately after Roman Polak injury last night: “I stand by my real-time call, and I think Brick nailed it when he said Polak’s injury was ‘self-induced.’''
— Chad Finn (@GlobeChadFinn) October 4, 2019
Polak was stretchered off the ice and taken to the hospital for evaluation. Head coach Jim Montgomery confirmed after the game that the 33-year-old Polak had use of his extremities.
The Stars announced later Friday that Polak suffered a small fracture in his sternum and will be evaluated in one week.