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Originally Posted by dino7c
Brad Marchand gets knocked down like 15 times a game...its about getting right back up and back into the dirty areas
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Did you see the play? It wasn't a standard guy gets knocked down behind the net play you see a half dozen times in every NHL game. It was clear the guy who got knocked on his ass (I didn't realize it was Tkachuk until he was down) had no idea it was coming. He also got taken out of the play and the SJ d-man calmly moved the puck up the ice.
Those are the lessons 18-year-olds learn in the NHL. But it also shows that Tkachuk isn't some dominant down-low player yet. No 18-year-old has the strength, awareness, etc. for that.