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Originally Posted by Barca
I think it's pretty telling that majority of the fans league wide and ex players are on kassians side on this one... I'll leave it at that.
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This is a pathetic argument and as pathetic as the hypocrites that have been coming out of the woodwork complaining about Tkachuk's hits and then not fighting back vs Kassian. If these 2 players were switched off and Tkachuk was an Oiler, the same hacks who have been crying since Saturday night would have lauded his clean hits. Barca, if the Canucks would have actually drafted this kid, you'd be cheering his play as loudly as any Canucks fan. However, that is not the case. Both franchises passed on this kid and have been kicking themselves ever since.
For me, the idiot comments started with the hypocrites on the HNIC panel. They're so full of crap. Had that been McDavid throwing clean checks on the likes of Rinaldo or Lucic, it would have been over-the-top admiration to put it mildly. And imagine the outrage at anyone attempting to pound his head in? There would be calls for a lifetime ban and appearances in court. Wasn't it Burke who said players shouldn't have to fight for throwing clean bodychecks?
Frankly, I'm not going to rely on the masses out there in the social media universe to get my fix concerning issues. Let's not forget, there were plenty of people who called out Steve Moore after his incident with Bertuzzi, saying he should have dropped the gloves again in that game. That somehow it was his fault what happened to him. If you have a narrative, you'll find plenty of people to support your views. It's not difficult. That doesn't make it right.
In Saturday's game, Tkachuk played Kassian like a fiddle. Tkachuk knew Kassian would take a penalty at some point. Kassian is one of if not the biggest idiot in the league. 2 game suspension, what a bunch of BS. The NHL's DPS doesn't know what it's doing most of the time. That incident could have been a hell of a lot worse had that nutcase actually connected with his haymakers. I can see how this and the Lucic suspension deserve the same number of games. It's freakin' laughable, just like the idiotic and hypocritical comments from the peanut gallery. All hail the "code"...
