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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
Because he does stuff like this.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1214746744480645120?s=20
If Kesler or Burrows was the transgressor everyone would be against them too. Tkachuk is the same type of player.
I understand Flames fans taking his side. Tkachuk is your guy.
I understand you seeing his actions in a somewhat different light than the rest of the league, but it still surprises me a little when I see someone genuinely confused that the majority of neutral observers are siding against Tkachuk. |
This is the stuff that's a reach to me.
The NHL in a detailed ruling called it a clean hit. Guys like Bob McKenzie and Chris Johnson, and Ken Campbell have come out calling it clean.
Two ex Canucks that played the game the same way aren't much of a source. Either are a bunch of ex players with ties to Edmonton.
This is a gray area thing, but this need to say "the rest of the world agrees with me" stuff has to stop. It's silly. Edmonton media have been combing the hockey world looking for quotes. Maybe, just maybe if Calgary media was equally obsessed with the issue they'd be asking questions and only publishing the quotes that match their narrative.
I see both sides of this ... but the everyone agrees with us when a player got horse collared from behind on hits that the league deemed as clean is insane.