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Dustin Byfuglien did a bad thing, and now he will have a phone call to talk about it.

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In the second period of a tie game against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night, the Winnipeg Jets defenceman watched forward J.T. Miller take a jab at his goaltender. He did not appear to appreciate the action, and what he did in response was, well, ugly.

There was no penalty on the play, and it reportedly did not come up when Jets coach Paul Maurice held court with reporters after the game. And there is a reason: It happens really fast — keep an eye on the crease at the 10-second mark.

“Violent, deliberate … could have broken his neck,” Rangers coach Alain Vigneault told reporters after the game. “So, I don’t know what’s going to happen but it’s one of the most vicious crosschecks I’ve seen this year.”