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Now the Isles are upset at Brooks Laich, too

New York Islanders v Washington Capitals - Game Two

New York Islanders v Washington Capitals - Game Two

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Things have reached a fever pitch in the Isles-Capitals series.

In the wake of Tom Wilson’s huge Game 4 hit on Lubomir Visnovsky -- one that knocked New York’s veteran d-man out of action -- the Isles expressed major frustration, with Kyle Okposo calling Wilson “an idiot.”

Now, they’re apparently upset with another Caps forward as well.

From Newsday:

The Isles, already upset over losing Visnovsky, were further incensed when audio of Caps forward Brooks Laich’s radio appearance on a Washington station surfaced on social media.

The NHL’s Player Safety department was informed of Laich’s comments, though such things usually warrant only a talking-to, not a fine or suspension. Wilson did not hear from player safety regarding the hit, so he will be in the lineup for Game 5.

In the interview, Laich said “What [the hit] did was Visnovsky got put out of the game and that puts them down to five ‘D’ in the second period.” Laich then added, “it’s a quote-unquote good penalty to take.”

Game 5 of the series goes tonight at Verizon. Needless to say, it’s going to be heated.