Ex-NHLer Prust rips Bettman: 'Way to ruin the sport of hockey even more'

It's easy to criticize someone when you no longer have to answer to them, but Brandon Prust is going after Gary Bettman anyway.

The former NHL forward lobbed a shot at the NHL commissioner after the league announced it will not officially participate in the 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea.

Prust is playing this season in Germany with the Nurnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

He last played in the NHL in 2015-16, contributing a goal and seven points in 35 games for the Vancouver Canucks.

The 33-year-old also spent three seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, three more with the New York Rangers, parts of three campaigns with the Calgary Flames, and 11 games with the then-Phoenix Coyotes.