Then on this “answered the bell” nonsense, watch the play. Tkachuk hits Kassian, gets roughed a bit by McDavid and there’s no whistle as the puck goes the other way. Tkachuk is following the puck and getting set to go after it. That’s when he gets horse collared from behind and dragged to the ice dangerously. Then he’s down with his back turned and covers up naturally, because he had no chance to prepare to defend himself. Linesmen and Lindholm come in to stop the attack, and he regains his feet but he’s still (a) got a linesman in between and (b) no chance to set himself to fight.
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