Josh Yohe & Jason Mackey | Tribune-Review | January 2, 2015
No hard feelings, Evgeni Malkin said.
The protective shield Craig Adams wore said something else.
A post-gameday skate fight Friday triggered a team meeting before the Penguins' 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
All good seemed to be the prevailing sentiment, though Adams was sporting a large cut on his lower lip.
“Sometimes it happens,” Malkin said. “(It's the) end to practice. It's a battle in front of (the) net. (It was a) small fight, but it's nothing bad. We (talked) after practice. (We are) still together. We (are) a good team.”
Adams declined to talk about the incident, where punches were thrown and Adams could be seen with blood on his face while leaving the ice.
“He has a cut on his lip,” Malkin said. “It's bad luck.”
Coach Mike Johnston said following the morning skate that “they were in a drill and completing a battle drill. Sticks got up, and they got mad at each other.”
Johnston downplayed the significance of the fight following Friday's game.
“Over the course of the year, there are going to be disagreements,” Johnston said. “The players have to deal with it, as they did (Friday) before the game. They met. They talked. I understand it was good. Now we move on from there.”
Johnston deployed Malkin and Adams together late in the third period.
Beau Bennett sheds new light on old Malkin/Adams feud
Robbie Naugle | Pensburgh | August 6, 2021
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Beau Bennett recently went on ‘The Cam & Strick Podcast’ hosted by fellow former NHLer Cam Janssen and hockey reporter Andy Strickland and shed some new light on a rather infamous team feud from a few years back.
During the interview, Bennett was asked about the practice altercation between Evgeni Malkin and Craig Adams from back in 2015 and provided some never before heard insight on what exactly went down between the two players that led to the on-ice tussle.
At the time, it was reported that Malkin and Adams were participating in a drill and tempers boiled over in the moment leading to the scuffle. This is how the incident was originally reported on back in 2015 and what Malkin said following the scrum that left Adams bloodied and Malkin without a jersey.
Now, after listening to what Bennett says, it becomes clear tensions were building days ahead of time before spilling over on the ice.
As Bennett says in the clip, New Year’s is apparently a high holiday in Russia and celebrated heavily in Malkin’s homeland. With plans to take part is some kind of holiday festivities to ring in the new year, Malkin knew he was going to be in no shape to practice the next day so he announced he was not going to be attending the session.
Malkin bailing on practice to party apparently irked Adams so much that he couldn’t let it go and it all came to a head the next time he and Malkin were on the ice together. Adams decided to take out his frustration on the Penguins superstar during a practice drill and it ended with Malkin getting the best of Adams by nearly amputating his upper lip.
In hindsight, maybe this incident was a sign of things to come for the Penguins as they struggled mightily just to make the playoffs later that year and bowed out to the New York Rangers in just five games.
Adams left the Penguins after the season and retired shortly there after. Malkin quite obviously remained in Pittsburgh and won consecutive Stanley Cup championships in the following two seasons.
This Was Set off because of @icarusofathousanddays 's poll btw, so, throw me opinions on fancasts(Not Tyla and Jemma, I'm attached to them) and I'm willing to play around with new ones. [I think Mikaelsons/Originals guys and Salvatores may follow this]
I originally just did Matt, but ya know, I already have Tyla... so whats a few more! Refusing to change the football and cheerleaders. So! Male Cheerleaders and Female Footballers!
Elias Gilbert[Couldn't figure out] || Jemma Gilbert[Rowan Blanchard]
Beau Bennett[Nick Creegan] || Charles Forbess [Alex Pettyfer]
Matilda Headcanons/Thoughts (Because I wrote them in her solo post):
Ignoring the fact we do Not see Girl Sports in mystic falls, but Matilda still being a jock, football girl!
Her and Elena starting as friends into a relationship that wasn't as obviously open as in canon, and again, Matilda wanting to be more serious/open during that party and Elena having a mini freak out and splitting up
Everyone thinks Matilda and Tyler are in a relationship, The lockwoods do NOT like this. Though, because she's popular/good at school they mostly leave it be, especially since Tyler insists they just friends. (this will change)
Her and Vicki still have a close relationship, Matt is extra mad about Vicki sleeping with Tyler because I think Vicki would know Matts had a low level(at least what she'll admit to her) crush on him.
Matilda worrying about liking Tyler because she doesn't want to be her mom(chasing after rich guys)
People trying to be more protective of her but her also taking to the hunting/fighting things really well and quickly, something her and Jeremy bond over, they start training/practicing together when it all starts.
