I'd give Tkachuk my blessing to go ham any night he wants to and that I'd be jumping in there with him if there's merit.
You're paid seven figures to do this professionally with the best in the world, why tell guys to only get fired up now and then and limit their engagement? That's asinine. And Muzzin was classless to do what he did.
Considering when we "save our energy" we still don't elevate or do much differently in the playoffs anyways, what are we conserving for?
This is what separates average from exceptional. Guys that prepare physically, mentally, etc all the time and come in laser focused are the top in the game for that reason. They don't hold back when the game is on. That is why Markstrom is as good as he is. He brings it, and I don't think he's taken a single game off. Why can't the skaters prepare in the same way? They're capable. It comes down to passion and wanting it enough.
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