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Originally Posted by Philly06Cup
I have a feeling the NHL wants to market the animosity and intensity, but the next Battle of Alberta has a Bertuzzi vs Moore vibe all over it. That's not a good thing.
Edmonton fans / media seem to be insanely outraged and want more vengeance. Kassian has publically stated he wants revenge. Kassian has no problem suckerpunching defenseless players in the back the of head. The NHL barely cares that he does this.
The NHL should be trying to de-escalate the situation and remove this buffoonery from the game. Instead they remain happy to be carnies catering to this sideshow. Its embarassing and people are gonna get hurt.
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Similiar to the Doughty thing, I can almost guarantee both sides will be told by the league to keep things from blowing up. We might see an Oilers goon challenge Tkachuk, and a Flames goon challenge Kassian, and one or both of those staged fights might happen, but other than that the game won't meet hype