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Originally Posted by Anduril
Didn't watch the game but after seeing the replay/highlights, why is Tkachuk instigating as much as he is? I get that's how he plays and that's when he's at his best but I can't help but to think that this was the wrong time, place and person.
It's a blowout game that you're losing, Witowski just took it way too far against Kulak with a dirty slam but Witowski is already off the ice and Tkachuk reaches in for the tap?
Okay fine, now there's some posturing with teams getting in each other's face. Even so, Witowski is still pulled back and turns to leave. Tkachuk goes too far again in shoving him. Why? Are you going to send a message to a player and a team that you'll no longer see for the rest of the regular season? Or a statement to the league that you'll stand up for your team when a no-name guy is already being sent off by initiating a scrum?
Not going to point a finger at any single player or individual moment as it all played a part but did want to share my 2 cents on Tkachuk's part in it.
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Yeah I wasn't crazy about that either. I felt the whole brawl was kind of pointless.
Witkowski gives a couple of shoves to Kulak when he's down but it shouldn't have been that big of a deal. Kulak went into the fight willingly, lost pretty squarely, but didn't seem that rattled. Happens, the game is gone, just move on. This isn't some division rival we need to be mentally prepared to hate.
Losing sucks but it's just 2 points no matter the score. However if you take suspensions then this game keeps hurting you in the next game, and that's just stupid.