He had the puck and elbowed Doughty in the chest, partially to defend himself from the hit from behind (if anything made head contact it was his shoulder). I hope he does that every single time on that play even if it's a wee bit dirty. Doughty and others will think twice after seeing that so the 2 games is worth it longer term. Also, better to get a 2 game suspension out of the way now rather than later on.
Doughty's whining about how dare a rookie make that play on a veteran makes me love Tkachuk even more. The number of times I've seen players go easy on McDived because they are afraid of the backlash/stigma is embarassing. I hope Tkachuk and others wipe the floor with McPouty's face if we play them in the playoffs.
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