Mike Milbury said ‘what the fudge?’ on live TV during Game 2 and fans couldn’t believe it

Mike Milbury isn’t afraid to say what he thinks, which often leads hockey fans to wishing he didn’t have his job covering the NHL with NBC Sports.

But the crusty old-timer who used to play for the Boston Bruins and also coached the team for a few years in the 1990s can be good for some classic head-scratching moments during NBC’s coverage of the playoffs.

That happened during Wednesday night’s Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins when it sounded like he might have dropped an F-bomb on live TV while talking in-between the third period and OT.

But if you give it a listen it’s clear that he said fudge:

Mike Milbury. Kings stay kings. pic.twitter.com/TiNivBFEPR

— Sam Raycraft (@sraycraft1) May 30, 2019

Fans had their feelings:

Had to rewind. Mike Milbury did in fact say “what the fudge” 😂🙌🏻💯

— Carrlyn Bathe (@CarrlynBathe) May 30, 2019

Did Mike Milbury just say what the fudge? Or am I dreaming? pic.twitter.com/SgWDm8eCd3

— 617 Apparel (@617Apparel) May 30, 2019

mike millbury actually just said "what the fudge" relative to the Bruins-Blues game. #nhlbruins

— Barb Darrow (@gigabarb) May 30, 2019

Mike Milbury with a “what the fudge,” on the @NHLonNBCSports broadcast.

— David Satriano (@davidsatriano) May 30, 2019

Can someone put Mike Milbury to bed, please?

— Dave (@RepublikOFDave) May 30, 2019

Millbury with the fudge bomb on national TV. Agh my agita.

— Dog McCoy (@ProfaneCalculus) May 30, 2019

Mike Milbury with the almost F bomb lmao

— Brandon Henning (@mcyh13) May 30, 2019

milbury “all the players were like, what the fudge, let’s go do it”

thanks for the insightful commentary.

— tyler (@iFishyHD) May 30, 2019

Mike Millbury is such a miserable human being.

— Dennis Malles (@DMalles98) May 30, 2019

The Blues won Game 2 in OT and the series shifts to Game 3 Saturday night in St. Louis.