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Originally Posted by savemedrzaius
Lots of Leaf fans think Tkachuk purposely kneed Campbell in the back of the head when going down at the end of the game. I'll say the way he pulls the knee back does seem a little strange. What say you Flames fans?
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Optically it doesn't look the best and I get why Leafs fans are mad but by the way that fan base is acting you would think Tkachuk took out a gun and shot him on the ice.
IMO the super slow motion video actually shows what's happening. Brodie gets tangled up underneath Tkachuks feet, and Tkachuk's right leg actually crosses over and wraps around his left leg.
He then picks that leg up to avoid rolling it over, and I think he's actually trying to not step on Campbell which would have probably been a much worse outcome.
The visuals look bad but it all happens in a millisecond in real time and it was probably a bit accidentally on purpose but don't think he's trying to hurt him there.