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NHL fans couldn’t believe Jamie Benn’s explanation for a dirty crosscheck was the best he could do

NHL fans are NOT buying this.

Look, I get it: Jamie Benn has to give the angle on a dirty play he committed that will get him to avoid a suspension.

But these quotes? NHL fans aren’t buying them.

Let’s rewind: The Dallas Stars captain received a game misconduct and a five-minute major in the Game 3 loss against the Vegas Golden Knights for a cross-check to Mark Stone while the latter was laying on the ice.

It appeared from the video that Benn forcefully hit Stone in the head with a cross check, but what did Benn say about it? That he “would’ve liked not to fall on him and I guess use my stick as the landing point.”

People aren’t buying that as Benn faces a hearing with NHL Player Safety. Check out the reaction below:

Stars captain Jamie Benn rightfully tossed from Game 3 early for terribly unnecessary cross-check

Jamie Benn deserved to be ejected from the game after this horrendous cross-check.

This isn’t what you want to see from your captain in a must-win playoff series.

On Tuesday, the Dallas Stars were hosting the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final. After losing both games on the road in Vegas, the Stars looked to get off on a better foot at home in front of a Dallas crowd. Instead, captain Jamie Benn took himself out of the game mere minutes in after an extremely unnecessary cross-check.

With less than two minutes gone by in the first period and the Stars already down 1-0, Benn laid a hit into Mark Stone. The Stars captain then gave Stone a rough cross-check to the face while the Vegas player was down on the ice, drawing a five-minute major and a game misconduct on the play.

Benn very well could get another game or two on top as well given how reckless this cross-check was. And on the ensuing five-minute power play, the Golden Knights scored to double their lead. By first period’s end? The Stars were facing a 3-0 deficit and one of their leaders carelessly took themselves out of the game.

NHL fans tore into Benn for the reckless cross-check that cost the Stars one of their best players in Game 3.