Nik Antropov is back in the spotlight, but probably not for reasons he’d prefer.
The former Toronto Maple Leaf, New York Ranger, Atlanta Thrasher and Winnipeg Jet appeared to launch a butt-end towards Chad Kolarik of Avangard Omsk in a KHL playoff game on Wednesday.
Antropov is the captain of Barys Astana, the Kazakhstan-based team he has played for since 2012. In four post-season games, he has been held scoreless.
One of the best parts of the video comes just before the one-minute mark when Omsk coach Raimo Summanen unleashes on the referees for not calling a penalty on the play. Avangard Omsk won the game 4-3 to even up the best-of-seven series 2-2.
You be the judge: was Antropov’s butt-end really that vicious, or did Kolarik dive/embellish?