Jakob Chychrun took some heat after a video from Friday night’s game saw the Ottawa Senators defenceman go down the wrong tunnel between periods, mingling in among with the Dallas Stars as the teams left the ice.
Wrong way, Jakob. Are you fed up and changing teams? Etc.
As it turns out, there is a perfectly good explanation: Chychrun had been told to go to the Stars dressing room for repairs to a ding he took to the face earlier in the period.
“For those wondering… I was told to meet the Stars team doc at their room for some repairs. Thanks for the laughs this morning,” Chychrun shared on social media Saturday, accompanied by a photo of what appears to be a gash below his left eye.
Chychrun’s face might have been damaged, but his sense of humour seemingly wasn’t.
A key acquisition by the Senators last season, Chychrun played 25:23 and had three assists in a game in which Ottawa blew a 4-2 lead en route to losing 5-4.
