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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Tkachuk gives me a vibe like he is not happy here. No evidence of that, just an impression.
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Can you remember the last time a teammate came to Tkachuk's defense on the ice? Lindholm trying to hold Kassian back is about the only time I can remember.
I wonder if there is some tension between him and Lucic. If Lucic was the one who told Tkachuk to tone things down because I can't really see anyone else having the presence to be able to do that. Other teams had been trying it for 4 years and couldn't.
It would be odd if it was Lucic seeing as how he saw first hand how effective Marchand was in that role but I just can't explain the sudden change in Tkachuk's game after that Muzzin incident.
Other pests in the league, such as Wilson and Marchand get all kinds of support from their teammates and those two probably cross the line way more than Tkachuk has.
I just get the sense that this group is just naturally timid and don't like having a guy like Tkachuk around to "rock the boat", however, this is exactly what this team needs, in Treliving's own words "someone to drag this team into the battle".