The thing that stands out to me quite a bit is that Kassian started the entire incident
He bearhugged and tackled a defenceman in the middle of play onto his own teammate... then seconds later is kicking the guy in the chest. This wasn't a provoked assault, he just wielded skates as a ho-hum in-game tactic. It's actually eerie that everyone continued on business-as-usual
The guy loses his mind when the game gets heated and it a reckless idiot any other time on the ice. I would be surprised if the NHL doesn't peg him for 10+, and it'll be interesting to see how 'tough guy' Kassian wants to be in the media this time
Either way, McDavid+Kassian+Neal are the reasons the amazing Oilers season fell short. The articles are already written
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