[News] Kassian to have hearing with NHL **Assessed a two-game suspension**

[IGGYFORMVP]

Tkachuk is so deep in the oiler heads right know its hilarious. The team, media, fans pretty much everyone north of Red Deer wants to kill him.

I imagine he is sitting in a armchair somewhere laughing his ass off. Troll job to the max.

[Patek23]

I like that Tkachuk gets him to take stupid penalties. But I do hope that one day he does throw down with him. Turtling is a pretty bad look. Ecspecially to the same guy twice. If your going to play the kind of game Tkachuk does then you have to be prepared to answer for it from time to time.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Flaming Homer

I like that Tkachuk gets him to take stupid penalties. But I do hope that one day he does throw down with him. Turtling is a pretty bad look. Ecspecially to the same guy twice. If your going to play the kind of game Tkachuk does then you have to be prepared to answer for it from time to time.

A player shouldn't have to answer the bell for throwing a clean hit, no matter how many.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Flaming Homer

I like that Tkachuk gets him to take stupid penalties. But I do hope that one day he does throw down with him. Turtling is a pretty bad look. Ecspecially to the same guy twice. If your going to play the kind of game Tkachuk does then you have to be prepared to answer for it from time to time.

Jesus. Enough of this already.

NO. Playing hard within the rules is NOT IN ANY WAY a "bad look." Tkachuk should never have to answer for playing on the edge without going over unless that answer is "Yes" to the question, "Are you a badass, forechecking, puck-distributing god with no equal?"

[3rd liner]

Still marvelling at caveman’s interview. Saying he may try to catch chucky in a vulnerable position next game. Even if you planned to do that, how stupid do you have to be to tell the world that is your plan? The guy is a few bricks short of a load.
Between the missing teeth, the low IQ and the vacant look on his face most of the time he could easily be in Slapshot.

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by Flaming Homer

I like that Tkachuk gets him to take stupid penalties. But I do hope that one day he does throw down with him. Turtling is a pretty bad look. Ecspecially to the same guy twice. If your going to play the kind of game Tkachuk does then you have to be prepared to answer for it from time to time.

Complete BS. You need to answer for your transgressions, nothing else. He does not have to throw with a waste of space Kassian for legal hits.

That’s also part of the problem if you want to go all “code” about this (which I actually don’t think there’s even code breaking going on). The Oilers keep trying to get him to go with Kassian. I guarantee, let’s say McD or Drai we’re playing the role of Chuky in reverse, that it wouldn’t be Lucic firing punches at either of them when it’s time to pay the piper so to speak. It would be Gio, or Anderson or something forcing a fight in that situation. He can yammer on about his 13 goals but Kassian is a 4th line plug. Chuky is one of our best players, he doesn’t need to step up and fight a goon, especially for clean hits. If they really want Chuky to dance up North so badly, send a more appropriate dance partner his way.

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by BigRed

No, but there was that time Messier sucker-punched Macoun between whistles when they were going off the ice and Macoun was literally looking the other way. Broke his jaw and put him out for 15 games. Don’t think Messier even got a penalty.

Different times.


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Wasn't it Messier who speared and ruptured Gary Suters spleen.

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https://images.radio-canada.ca/v1/ic...ogilthorpe.jpg

Ogie Ogilthorpe from slapshot. Add an Afro to Kassian and they are twins..

[getbak]

Originally Posted by DazzlinDino

Wasn't it Messier who speared and ruptured Gary Suters spleen.

It was Steve Smith and Carey Wilson's spleen. Hockey kharma hit Smith hard the next game.

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Originally Posted by Robbob

They got busted hiring a firm to go to a bunch of forums and pump the organizations tires.

Seriously? I’m not even that surprised, but that is so pathetic lol

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by Flaming Homer

I like that Tkachuk gets him to take stupid penalties. But I do hope that one day he does throw down with him. Turtling is a pretty bad look. Ecspecially to the same guy twice. If your going to play the kind of game Tkachuk does then you have to be prepared to answer for it from time to time.

Huh? He got grabbed from behind, it was after all a clean hit?? They both have been going at it for awhile both he and Kassian. Why was it okay for Kassian to dish out clean hits but get mad and rag doll when Chucky dished them out?

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by getbak

It was Steve Smith and Carey Wilson's spleen. Hockey kharma hit Smith hard the next game.

I think it was McSorely. ETA: no that was McSorely on Bullard.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

I think it was McSorely.

No, it was Smith: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...rticle1338136/

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Originally Posted by Flaming Homer

I like that Tkachuk gets him to take stupid penalties. But I do hope that one day he does throw down with him. Turtling is a pretty bad look. Ecspecially to the same guy twice. If your going to play the kind of game Tkachuk does then you have to be prepared to answer for it from time to time.

I’m sure Tkachuk would be more than willing to throw down with Kassian, under different circumstances. What Oilers fans fail to see is that this was a tie game, and you know damn well Tkachuk knew Kassian was going to eventually blow up and do something stupid. If he drops the gloves and starts throwing, he also goes to the penalty box. It was his plan and he stuck to it

[John Doe]

Originally Posted by Flaming Homer

I like that Tkachuk gets him to take stupid penalties. But I do hope that one day he does throw down with him. Turtling is a pretty bad look. Ecspecially to the same guy twice. If your going to play the kind of game Tkachuk does then you have to be prepared to answer for it from time to time.

Fighting in hockey is against the rules and you get penalized for it. A legal hit is, by definition, legal. By what twisted logic should you have to do something illegal because you did something legal?

[Young Guns]

One of the best parts for me was Tkachuk had his mouth guard hanging out the whole time. Getting rag dolled and still just chomping away without a care in the world. It’s like when you fall with a beer in your hand and get up afterwards and brag about not spilling a drop!

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by getbak

No, it was Smith: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...rticle1338136/

Yeah, fixed. McSorely speared Bullard who was taken off on a stretcher. He later claimed, in his suspension hearing, that he got hit, “saw red” and couldn’t remember anything after.

[Infinit47]

Originally Posted by Magnum PEI

He was pretty dirty for a bit, he would get elbowing penalties, and there were the slewfoots on Davidson and Marincin. But he's really cleaned up his act. I don't think he even dives that much anymore.

I agree, he went over the line, then learned how to be effective without being dirty and now plays the peat role to perfection.

[TheSquatch]

Originally Posted by Flaming Homer

I like that Tkachuk gets him to take stupid penalties. But I do hope that one day he does throw down with him. Turtling is a pretty bad look. Ecspecially to the same guy twice. If your going to play the kind of game Tkachuk does then you have to be prepared to answer for it from time to time.

Nonsense. Why would a skill guy like Tkachuk fight a cave troll like Kassian? The bad look is Kassian losing his mind. Tkachuck played him hard, owned him 3 times with legal hits, and Kassian came unglued, why should Tkachuk fight him? If McDavid wants to fight Tkachuk, that's different. But the idea that Tkachuk has something to "answer" here is BS. Bad take.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Jesus. Enough of this already.

NO. Playing hard within the rules is NOT IN ANY WAY a "bad look." Tkachuk should never have to answer for playing on the edge without going over unless that answer is "Yes" to the question, "Are you a badass, forechecking, puck-distributing god with no equal?"

Agreed. Except we shouldn't pretend that Tkachuk is some angel who always plays within the rules. Let's be better than Oiler fans.

The hit on Kassian was clean but Tkachuk is a player that needs to answer the bell on occasion because of the way he plays. He wouldn't disagree with that.