Personally I don't believe this elbow is egregious enough to warrant two games. I've seen the replay and it just doesn't look like the monster elbow the media is making it out to be.
That said, I do think he meant to take a swing, and with his reputation around the league thus far I can at least rationalize the result.
The Flames need Tkachuk in the lineup. Hopefully he learns from this and doesn't put himself in a situation like this again.
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