Sidney Crosby says P.K. Subban’s breath stinks (Video)
By John Buhler
It wasn’t just the Pittsburgh Penguins defense that stunk in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Allegedly, Sidney Crosby didn’t like P.K. Subban’s breath.
Though the Pittsburgh Penguins took the first two games of the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals on their home ice, they clearly were not ready for the level of craziness associated with the NHL’s Southern Mecca in Nashville. The Nashville Predators put five on the Penguins to hold serve and win Game 3, 5-1.
Predators goalie Pekka Rinne actually did his job in stopping the puck in Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena, as Nashville prevailed convincingly. Penguins captain and center Sidney Crosby was clearly bothered by his team’s lackluster effort. He also definitely hated Predators defenseman P.K. Subban’s breath.
When the game was out of reach, there was a skirmish between each team’s signature player on the ice in Smashville. Until NBC’s Pierre McGuire told us what it was, we had no idea what caused the ruckus. Apparently it was Subban’s halitosis.
But Subban is a habitual user of Listerine? Or so we thought? Subban told McGuire post game about the incident, “[Crosby] told me my breath smelled, but I don’t know. I used Listernine before the game. I though my breath smelled great. So I don’t know what he’s talking about.”
Subban’s teammate Renee 100 percent had his best defenseman’s back by adding, “He’s a classy guy. He always flosses.” Since when did dental hygiene matter in the Stanley Cup Finals? Dudes lose teeth left and right because that’s what hockey is about and that’s awesome.
It’s not like Subban went out to center ice and just started gnawing on a catfish in the middle of the game like we all know Gollum would. Sure, the Tennessee Titans offensive linemen would have wanted that to happen. Maybe even Keith Urban would have been down with that?
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All we know is the Penguins lead the best-of-seven series 2-1, Nashville won Game 3 at home, Subban NEEDS a Listerine sponsorship yesterday and Crosby will never get one. Hockey is awesome.