Post Gazette · May 3, 2017
Jay Beagle issues Mario Kart challenge to Phil Kessel
Kessel called the Capitals forward an 'idiot'Talk about the intensity of playoff hockey: Capitals forward Jay Beagle has challenged Penguins forward Phil Kessel to a game of Mario Kart.
Beagle said he was deeply hurt by Kessel’s ‘idiot’ comment. If they want to settle it, Beagle proposed Mario Kart.
— Jason Mackey (@JMackeyPG) May 3, 2017 Jay Beagle: “I’m hurt deeply. If he wants to settle it, we could always play some Mario Kart. He knows where to find me.”
— Jason Mackey (@JMackeyPG) May 3, 2017The two traded barbs following Wednesday’s morning skates prior to Game 4 of the teams’ Eastern Conference semifinal series, a microcosm of how the intensity has turned up in this one.