Maybe it's just me, but I always hate when someone says "player x whined to the media''. As much as I love Tkachuk, surely he doesn't think that Doughty went out seeking a reporter to ensure a whiny story was written? What if now Doughty comes back and says Tkachuk went out and whined to the media?
Players have mics shoved in their faces every day and questions are asked in a specific way so that the response generates discussion and articles. No player/coach/GM/owner actively seeks out anyone from the media to whine to them about anything.
Having said that, Tkachuk knows exactly what he is doing, which is stirring the pot. I love the kid. Not only is he a pest on the ice. But he's becoming an all around pest by saying comments like this off the ice.
He's going to be great when he has a microphone in his face during the playoffs.
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