Dustin Byfuglien checks Ryan Kesler into bench
Anaheim forward gets a taste of his own medicine
If Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien was trying to send a message to Anaheim Ducks centre Ryan Kesler, chances are it was received.
In Game 2 on Saturday, Byfuglien delivered a hard, but perfectly legal check that sent Kesler over the boards and into the Ducks' bench.
GIF Byfuglien hits Kesler into the bench <a href="http://t.co/uOkWmnpRxY">pic.twitter.com/uOkWmnpRxY</a>
—@myregularfaceanother angle <a href="http://t.co/RjhWAmBKes">pic.twitter.com/RjhWAmBKes</a>
—@myregularfaceRegardless of the angle, this bone-crushing hit might have had Kesler thinking twice about his illegal hit to the head of Jets defenceman Tyler Myers in the opening frame.
Kesler was whistled for a two-minute minor on the play.
GIF Kesler illegal check to the head penalty <a href="http://t.co/FxhaxZykZk">pic.twitter.com/FxhaxZykZk</a>
—@myregularface