Mike Milbury blasts Bruins announcer after comments about Lightning's Pat Maroon

Former "NHL on NBC" personality Mike Milbury is among the noteworthy individuals who have criticized Boston Bruins announcer Jack Edwards over comments Edwards made about Tampa Bay Lightning forward Pat Maroon. 

"Jack Edwards. Who’s Jack Edwards? He went through all of junior high school being picked on and bullied," Milbury said during a Thursday appearance on Boston-based sports radio station WEEI, per the Barrett Sports Media website. "Now he’s trying to get even. Wouldn’t you want to smack that guy, Wiggy? Skinny, scrawny, mouthy son of a b----."

Milbury added that "Jack is screaming at the TV all the time" and that he's "gotta turn it down half the time" as a reaction to Edwards calling the action. 

Edwards has come under fire for openly mocking Maroon's weight during the broadcast of Tuesday's game between the Lightning and Bruins which Boston won 3-1. As ESPN's Kristen Shilton noted, Maroon responded by announcing he was making a $2,000 donation in Edwards' name to Tampa Bay Thrives, a nonprofit organization that assists individuals dealing with mental health and substance abuse issues.

"Thank you Pat Maroon and the Tampa Bay Lightning for standing up for mental health and against bullying and showing the world that words do matter," Tampa Bay Thrives said in a short statement shared on the organization's website. 

"Jack is awkward. I think half of Boston hates him and half of Boston loves him," Milbury continued about Edwards. "He certainly loves the Bruins and is passionate about it but he’s a different breed of cat. Like him or love him, I’m not gonna judge him. As a guy that’s been 'canceled,' I have no right anymore."

Milbury was referring to how he had to apologize for insensitive comments he made about players not being distracted by women while in the playoff "bubble" back in 2020. NBC parted ways with Milbury the subsequent winter, and he hasn't yet joined any other major network.