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Aegypticus · 03-20-2017, 08:14 AM

I think you'll find a lot of Flames fans defending him just to attempt to bring some balance and reason to the reaction from other team's fans across the league. If you read only the comments on Reddit you'd think Tkachuk removed Doughty's head with his stick.

There are a dozen equally dirty plays on any given night in the NHL. This one was more visible than most and went unpenalized, so it's getting attention.

For what it's worth, I'd be extremely surprised if there was any actual intent to injure Doughty. Tkachuk is a smart player, and smart players don't intentionally throw dirty elbows at star players while standing still with the puck 8 feet away from a ref.

03-20-2017, 08:14 AM	#51
Aegypticus Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Calgary Exp:	I think you'll find a lot of Flames fans defending him just to attempt to bring some balance and reason to the reaction from other team's fans across the league. If you read only the comments on Reddit you'd think Tkachuk removed Doughty's head with his stick. There are a dozen equally dirty plays on any given night in the NHL. This one was more visible than most and went unpenalized, so it's getting attention. For what it's worth, I'd be extremely surprised if there was any actual intent to injure Doughty. Tkachuk is a smart player, and smart players don't intentionally throw dirty elbows at star players while standing still with the puck 8 feet away from a ref.