Bruins announcer randomly berates referee for being a coward
Bruins announcer Jack Edwards has long had a reputation for being a homer, and in tonight's playoff game, he really took that identity to heart. After a scrum play to end the second period, Edwards laid into referee Steve Kozari.
»McAvoy is seeking explanation from Steve Kozari, and Kozari is the first official to exit the ice! Coward!»
-Jack Edwards
The argument between McAvoy and Kozari was regarding some chaos to end the second period. Kozari really had to lean into both McAvoy and Pastrnak to assess penalties on the play. Reading Kozari's lips, he clearly says «Hey, listen.. f**k off!»
Edwards berating Kozari for simply assessing the penalties, providing an explanation, and skating away when it was over is truly bizarre. The announcer is clearly leaning into the side of being a Bruins fan, and how their fans would perceive an official providing an apparently substandard explanation, but it's still a bizarre reaction to a routine play.
The Leafs and Bruins are tied at one heading into the third period, with the Leafs fighting to avoid elimination in only five games. The series has been surprisingly tame, with this incident being the first memorable altercation between the teams.
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