Crosby shrugs off Melnyk's rant: 'He likes to hear himself talk'

Sidney Crosby doesn't want to spend more time addressing his slash on Marc Methot, but he couldn't offer his latest comment without taking a shot at Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk.

"I’m just going to leave it. He likes to hear himself talk, so let’s just leave it," the Pittsburgh Penguins superstar said, according to Michelle Crechiolo of the club's website. "It was four days ago."

Crosby slashed Methot on Thursday, shattering the Senators defenseman's finger and forcing him out of the lineup for "weeks."

The Penguins captain defended his role in the incident, claiming he was trying to hit Methot's stick.

Melnyk lashed out at Crosby in a radio interview Friday, calling the two-time Hart Trophy winner "a whiner beyond belief" and repeatedly suggesting he should be suspended for the rest of the season.

Later that day, Crosby's agent, Pat Brisson, said he believes Melnyk should be fined for his comments.

Crosby wasn't penalized and received no supplemental discipline.