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Canadiens' Prust says ref Brad Watson insulted him (The Associated Press)

Yahoo! Sports | May 4, 2015

Related Topics: Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens, Jon Cooper (ice hockey), Steven Stamkos, Florida

MONTREAL (AP) -- Montreal forward Brandon Prust said referee Brad Watson insulted him repeatedly in the first period after a roughing penalty in the Canadiens' 6-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday night.

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''I thought the original call was kind of soft and I let (Watson) know on the way to the penalty box,'' said Prust, who ended the game with 31 minutes of penalties and a game misconduct.

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