Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg
#Flames head coach Geoff Ward on Tkachuk:
“I feel at this point in time I have to defend my player. Was there intent there to put his skate on Scheifele? No. There was no intent. I understand what Paul is doing. He’s trying to get an elite player on our team suspended.”
Wes Gilbertson @WesGilbertson
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#Flames coach Geoff Ward adamant Matthew Tkachuk had no intent to injure. Says Paul Maurice is trying to get an elite player suspended and create energy for his own group. "If it was Johnny Gaudreau instead of Matthew Tkachuk, we're probably not even talking about it."
edit: Aaron Vickers with the full transcript
