Mario Lemieux Statement Rips NHL, Islanders In Wake Of Friday Night Melee

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly had a terse response to Mario Lemieux’s statement today. Passed along via Darren Dreger of TSN:

Mario Lemieux is one of the best players in NHL history. He’s the most important figure in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and today, he put the NHL -- a league in which he is the owner of a franchise -- on notice with a harsh statement.

Via the Penguins, here’s the statement in its entirety.

Here’s what the NHL had to say, via press release:

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