The league said it was legal because Kassian got hit, but if it was a superstar, it would be an other story. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. HE'S A TURTLE: A Matthew Tkachuk Tribute Song by The Nielson Show published on 2020-01-22T20:39:05Z.

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Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. Will say for now that situations such as these aren’t why the aggressor rule exists. [1] Dort spielte Matthew Tkachuk in den Jugendmannschaften der St. Louis Blues, ehe er mit Beginn der Saison 2013/14 ins USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USA Hockey NT… Matthew Tkachuk wurde in Scottsdale geboren, als sein Vater Nach der Saison 2015/16 verließ er das NTDP aus Altersgründen und wechselte nicht, wie zuvor im Januar 2013 angekündigt, zu den In seiner ersten NHL-Saison kam Tkachuk in 76 Spielen auf 48 Scorerpunkte und führte die Flames in Strafminuten (105) an.

In Summe wird seine Spielweise vor allem mit dem Begriff In der Spielzeit 2018/19 steigerte der Angreifer seine persönliche Statistik deutlich auf 77 Punkte aus 80 Spielen und unterzeichnete anschließend im September 2019 einen neuen Dreijahresvertrag in Calgary, der ihm ein durchschnittliches Jahresgehalt von sieben Millionen US-Dollar einbringen soll. Jets' Mark Scheifele says he doesn't believe Flames' Matthew Tkachuk collided with him on purpose Scheifele is not holding the hit against Tkachuk. It exists to protect defenseless players from an attack, not a provocateur who then turtles.”We also had former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque weigh in on Twitter, recounting an on-ice pick-up hockey incident between him and Oilers Now announcer Bob Stauffer, who in the 1980s was a strong minor hockey player but never played junior or pro.

By Shanna McCarriston. Please try againPostmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. But in the long term, Tkachuk is going to lose this war.

If you don't see it please check your junk folder.The next issue of Edmonton Journal Headline News will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited.This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. The reactions to Turtlegate just keep getting wilder.This in from retired NHL referee Paul Stewart, his take on the Zack Kassian and Matt Tkachuk incident, first dealing with Tkachuk’s hits on Kassian that precipitated Kassian punching out Tkachuk, who refused to fight back.“A hit that isn’t technically illegal isn’t automatically a clean hit or a good hockey play,” Stewart said on Twitter. Can’t attack an unwilling player so suspension coming, take a # and don’t get sucked in.”And this from the Journal’s Jim Matheson, his quote from Edmonton Oilers ace Leon Draisaitl: “Draisaitl when asked what he would do if he and McDavid had to play with Tkachuk in 3 on 3 at all-star game: ‘I would get off the ice’Who should get the longest suspension for their altercations in Saturday’s game?Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Edmonton Journal, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.There was an error, please provide a valid email address.A welcome email is on its way. Didn’t honor the code, even (Montreal’s Paul) Byron did last year.”As for Tkachuk’s hits on Kassian, Laraque said: “Blindside hits are legal now?

He was in his 40’s and fat. But he would’ve fought me…lol Tkachuk? "Former NHL referee refers to actions of Matt Tkachuk: "provocateur who turtles." Visit our © 2020 Edmonton Journal, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. He got up, stuck me and challenged me to a fight. “I once hit Bob Stauffer with a hard body check in a skate cause he had chirped me in the past… Total yard sale. Zugleich gelingt es ihm aber auch regelmäßig, Gegenspieler zu einer Strafe zu verleiten, so führte er die Liga in der Saison 2017/18 in pro Spiel beim Gegner verursachten Strafminuten an.

A tribute song for Matthew Tkachuk of the Calgary Flames from The Nielson Show on TSN 1260 in Edmonton.