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Originally Posted by Igottago
The team reaction concerns me way more. Tkachuck is a young emotional player. Having veteran guys and potentially even team management try to stifle his passion is unacceptable IMO. Sure, maybe guide him in picking his spots a bit better, but he was visibly a different player after the Muzzin incident. So it could be that the Flames once again were more concerned about being the NHL's nice guys rather than having the edge to be a winning team. If only Sutter were here at that point of the season.
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Except “pick your spots better” is supposedly exactly what they said, not “don’t do it at all”.
Tkachuk’s so called “edge” wasn’t accomplishing squat. All he did was let other players, including Kassian, get in his head.