K'Andre Miller's fiery comments on Texier's nasty cheapshot are going viral fast
K'Andre Miller broke his silence on Sunday and didn't waste a single word.
"I don't know if I've ever seen a slash to the midsection before," the Carolina defender said when asked about Alexandre Texier's stick to his stomach.
That's not a player letting it go. That's a player calling out the league's decision to give a two-minute minor on what looked like a textbook spear.
The clip went viral hours after Game 2. Officials kept it as a slash. Miller saw the replay. Habs Nation saw it. Twitter saw it.
Carolina's 26-year-old blueliner has been carrying the back end this spring. 6 assists, plus-9 rating across 10 playoff games, on a $7.5 million cap hit.
He didn't escalate. He didn't ask for supplemental discipline by name. He just made it impossible for the Department of Player Safety to ignore the play.
Why the Department of Player Safety has to respond now
The league doesn't love being publicly shamed by a top-pair defender on its own broadcast. Miller's quote forces a follow-up.
Texier sits on 4 goals and 4 assists in 16 playoff games for the Habs, including 2 game-winners. He's a useful piece for Martin St-Louis. He's also now a piece with a target on him.
A spear automatically triggers a match penalty under the rulebook. The officials called it a slash. That's the entire controversy in one sentence.
What happens if the league rules it a fineable offense after the fact? Texier likely plays Game 3. Vibes change anyway.
What happens if nothing comes from it? Miller's locker room learns the league looked the other way. That's a different kind of consequence.
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Rod Brind'Amour didn't need to add a word from the bench. His top defender said it cleaner than any post-game presser ever could.
Martin St-Louis has stayed quiet on the call. The Habs have a series tied 1-1 to manage, plus a return to the Bell Centre. No reason to fuel the fire.
The puck drops Tuesday. The whistles will be louder. The hits will land harder.
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YESTERDAY
MAY 24, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| William Karlsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kaedan Korczak | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Devon Toews | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jack Drury | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brett Howden | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nazem Kadri | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Keegan Kolesar | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Dylan Coghlan | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Parker Kelly | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Manson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Martin Necas | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Shea Theodore | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | - | - | |
| Brent Burns | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||