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There’s No Good Time To Call A Hockey Player "Hitler," But On Hitler’s Birthday Is Especially Poor Timing

Versus announcer Brian Engblom, his mind perhaps on the NBCU re-branding, had an unfortunately slip of the tongue last night, calling Detroit's Jiri Hudler "Hitler." An innocent mistake: Hudler's Sudetenlander name doesn't quite roll off the tongue.

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