Kris Letang was apparently quite candid with French-speaking reporters Sunday, in his first availability after being boarded by Tampa winger Ryan Callahan in Game 1.
Callahan was not suspended by the NHL, and Letang was reportedly furious about both the hit and lack of discipline. He told the Montreal Journal that he felt lucky to not get his neck broken on the sequence. He also said the hit chipped one tooth, and loosened a second.
Here is Letang’s account of the hit, as told to the Journal:
“I was clearly ahead of him on that play.