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Originally Posted by Zulu29
You’re out in left field. Predatory? How are bodychecks not predatory? You’re aiming to physically remove a player from the puck which requires forethought and intent. You may not like the hit but it was clean by the rule book and there was no call on the ice or disciplinary action by the league later on. Sorry, but you’re wrong.
Turtle job? Why the hell would he ever fight Kassian? Haven’t we been over this a hundred times before in this thread? Kassian got played. Tkachuk suckered in the village idiot of Edmonton and as a result got a power play which setup the game winning goal. That’s genius.
You may not like Tkachuk’s game, but it’s not dirty.
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Consider me a parrot for the opinion of almost everyone inside the game who has spoken out...
It was dirty and it was cowardly and more importantly it was dangerous which is the reason the NFL took it out of their game...
On that the majority would agree...
On the Kassian reaction, I have mixed opinions...
On one hand I think Tkachuk deserved to be rag dolled and on the other hand I think it was excessive and deserved a game or two suspension...
I think the reason so many current and former players have spoken out against Tkachuk is that he wasn't penalized during or after the game and the players understand how dangerous his play was...