Tavares pokes an angry bear and his teammate suffers for it! (VIDEO)

Chris Neil is known as one of the meanest men in the league, and apparently John Tavares didn't get the memo. In the final moments of the 2nd period during last night's game between the Ottawa Senators and the New York Islanders, Tavares decided he was gonna poke the bear by yanking at Neil's stick and eventually pulling it right out of his hands. Neil would pick the stick back up, and clearly not happy with the play or the lack of a call, Neil would almost instantly take out his frustration with a punishing hit on Tavares' teammate Brock Nelson. Nelson is probably thinking "thanks John." You can watch the video here courtesy of the NHL.