Breaking: NHL threatens to punish Svechnikov’s brother who vowed revenge on Ovechkin

You haven't stopped hearing about the Ovechkin-Svechnikov fight as it seems like the NHL is getting involved.

A fight took place between a pair of unlikely combatants during the first period of the Canes' victory. 19-year-old rookie Andrei Svechnikov was knocked out cold by 33-year-old Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin. Ovi stunned Svechnikov with some huge right hands and sent the kid crashing to the ice with a brutal knockout.

After the fight, the rookie's brother, Evgeny, who is a member of the Detroit Red Wings organization, took to social media and vowed to avenge his younger brother.

Evgeny Svechnikov is out to avenge his brother against Alex Ovechkin.

Not sure what his end game is. pic.twitter.com/lpEfrmqij3
— Complete Hockey News (@CompleteHkyNews) April 16, 2019

This does not please the NHL and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly.

Later on Tuesday, Daly revealed what is the league reaction to Evgeny Svechnikov post on Instagram tagging Ovechkin and vowing revenge.

“Stupid Post. There will be an appropriate response.”

I asked NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly what’s the league reaction to Evgeny Svechnikov post on Instagram tagging Alex Ovechkin: “Stupid Post. There will be an appropriate response.” @DetroitRedWings @Capitals @NHLCanes
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) April 16, 2019

Fans were outraged by the league's answer with some people claiming that Daly clearly doesn't have a younger brother to protect.

Others kept commenting that the NHL prefers to take care of social media and punishing a player for standing up for his younger brother than admitting concussions are a major issue.

Check out some of the witty replies to the league's threats on Twitter:

Of course there will be, punishing a player for standing up for his younger brother is much easier than admitting concussions are a major issue.
— John (@RWHockeyJohn) April 16, 2019

Maybe NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly should do something about the abysmal quality of officiating in the NHL and these things wouldn't happen so much?
— John D. Burns (@johnburnsnc) April 16, 2019

Bill Daly obviously doesn’t have a younger brother.
— Raymond Bennett (@RaymondXBennett) April 16, 2019

There is no need for a response. Why is the league concerning itself with a random social media post when they can't even control their own games?
— Violet (@glutamatic) April 16, 2019

Let's see what happens next...