Kevin Bieksa Boldly Confronts Controversial NHL Player, Calling Him a 'Rat' During Saturday Night's Game
Kevin Bieksa had a strong message for one of the dirtiest players in the NHL, Nick Cousins, on Hockey Night in Canada after Cousins got away with another dirty play.
Former NHLer Kevin Bieksa Publicly Calls Out Dirty Florida Panthers Forward Nick Cousins
Last night on Hockey Night in Canada, former NHLer Kevin Bieksa went off on Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins for his repeated cheap plays.
Cousins certainly has one of the worst reputations in all of the NHL. The play that sparked this message from Bieksa was this hit on Coyotes defenseman Juuso Valimaki. Valimaki's teammate, Jason Zucker, went and got retribution by boarding Cousins and knocking him out.
The most notable thing about this sequence is that Zucker would be suspended for three games while Cousins got nothing; not even a fine.
How To Fix Cousins
Bieksa offered two simple solutions to Cousins' antics. The first was to have somebody that Cousins respects, like a veteran teammate, coach, or even the Panthers GM, meet with him and try to talk some sense into him.
The other solution is to give Cousins a lengthy suspension like what happened to Raffi Torres after he continuously headhunted players. While Cousins is not head hunting per se, he is making dangerous and dirty plays that could easily injure other players.
Only time will tell which happens as till then, Cousins will continue to make dirty plays and put others at risk.
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