Tkachuk Spears Martin from the bench - Suspended 1 Game

[djpatm]

He hid behind everyone.

The kid is a turtle.

The kid is the exact opposite of a turtle, you have no clue what you're talking about.

Also he's not dirty. Everything that he has done to players that has got him in trouble have been annoying little pest things. It's not like he's head hunting or going for knees. The Doughty elbow was the worst thing he's done and even that was hardly crazy. Plays like that happen in beer league when things get heated.

Best Tkachuk moment I heard? During a Flames charity event the host asked Tkachuk why Doughty and him have such a rivalry. His answer?

"Well I elbowed him in the face"

lol. classic.

 

[Brock Radunske]

Keith never played like this.
To think, he called Marner a rat....lol

Keith or Matt did?!

 

[North]

The kid is the exact opposite of a turtle, you have no clue what you're talking about.

Nope. He lets his teammates fight his battles for him while he hides behind them taking cheap shots.

He's a joke.

 

[NotNotALeafsFan]

Very minor but you still can't do that.. If you're pissed off at him, deal with it the right way.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Boneheaded by him. I bet he gets a couple games for it. It looks relatively minor but he is on the bench and he also was just suspended a game for similar behavior.

 

[Brock Radunske]

3 suspensions, none of them deserved, none of them a dangerous or reckless play.

He didn't, and still hasn't, done anything wrong during his career.

How's the weather in Springfield today?

 

[Baxterman]

How's the weather in Springfield today?

?

Is there a point to this post at all?

 

[tny760]

Also he's not dirty. Everything that he has done to players that has got him in trouble have been annoying little pest things. It's not like he's head hunting or going for knees.

 

[North]

The kid is the exact opposite of a turtle, you have no clue what you're talking about.

Also he's not dirty. Everything that he has done to players that has got him in trouble have been annoying little pest things. It's not like he's head hunting or going for knees.

Best Tkachuk moment I heard? During a Flames charity event the host asked Tkachuk why Doughty and him have such a rivalry. His answer?

"Well I elbowed him in the face"

lol. classic.

He's been suspended but he's not dirty.

He slew foots but he's not dirty.

He hits players not eligible to be hit by him (they or he is on the bench) but he's not dirty.

He'd be great if he stopped with the garbage.

 

[djpatm]

He's been suspended but he's not dirty.

He slew foots but he's not dirty.

He hits players not eligible to be hit by him (they or he is on the bench) but he's not dirty.

He'd be great if he stopped with the garbage.

Correct. Annoying, a prick, an asshole? Sure. 100%.

But he's our asshole.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Keith or Matt did?!

Matt called him a rat

 

[Brock Radunske]

He's been suspended but he's not dirty.

He slew foots but he's not dirty.

He hits players not eligible to be hit by him (they or he is on the bench) but he's not dirty.

He'd be great if he stopped with the garbage.

Yeh, but he's not dirty, so...

 

[djpatm]

He brushed his cheek. Stop the presses.

 

[Nizdizzle]

Correct. Annoying, a prick, an *******? Sure. 100%.

But he's our *******.

Think you missed the heavy sarcasm in this post.

 

[Heldig]

Hahaha I love it.

He deserves a suspension, even though that was super tame. Can't be doing that from the bench.

I think he forgot he's in the NHL and there are cameras everywhere.

I agree with this.

Skilled agitators are gold. Every team wants one. Tkachuk needs to reign it in a wee bit. NHL cant let cheap shots from the bench go unpunished (even minor ones).

 

[Volica]

Love Chucky, but this is what you have to live with. I’ll take it, the guy has a positive game impact whenever he’s on the ice.

Now has drawn more penalties than McDavid over the past two seasons.

 

[DaNaultinus]

Should be 5 games or more. Needless shit like that needs to stop and the only way it will is through real suspensions, none of this 1 or 2 game crap.

 

[tny760]

He brushed his cheek. Stop the presses.

one might say hitting a guy principally in the head would be the very definition of "head hunting" but you're living in f***in la-la land over there..

 

[Nizdizzle]

Love Chucky, but this is what you have to live with. I’ll take it, the guy has a positive game impact whenever he’s on the ice.

Now has drawn more penalties than McDavid over the past two seasons.

I think that is something that will likely dry up over the next few seasons. Leafs saw the same thing with Kadri (who once drew the most penalties in the league). Once the refs decide to turn on him, he will never get calls. Players will be able to manhandle him and the refs will look the other way, or call a retaliatory penalty against him.

Tkachuk doesn't embellish like Kadri used to, but there is only so many times you can "accidently" tackle a goalie before the he gets a reputation.

 

[vanarchy]

Like a young Matt Cooke in the making

 

[TheBigThree]

And then he had the nerve to score a dirty goal in the shootout to cap things off. Shame on him. 10+ game suspension!

Best part was his team losing

 

[ACC1224]

He's been suspended but he's not dirty.

He slew foots but he's not dirty.

He hits players not eligible to be hit by him (they or he is on the bench) but he's not dirty.

He'd be great if he stopped with the garbage.

He's not dirty, the rest of the league is just really, really clean.

(I trade Nylander for him though)

 

[CraigsList]

Sorry to pick on your post but I refuse to read the rest of the thread as I'm sure there's a lot of banter back and forth. But when are we going to stop using the word minor when addressing the actions of a repeat offender such as Tkachuk.

Tkachuk's "spearing" are freakin' taps. Should he be doing them? No, but it's not like he slashing someone in the head like Gudas. He's pushing the boundaries. He knows when to contain himself. And that's why teams get pissed off at him.

So yes, pardon me for using the word "minor" the correct way.

 

[Scrantonicity 2]

There's a lot of over-emotional people in this thread. Tkachuk gets under opponents' skin and the Nancys' on HF too.

 

[pheasant]

I watched the Martin interview earlier, and was surprised to see he didn't feel it. It still doesn't excuse does Tkachuk's behavior, from a moral or safety standpoint.

The bottom line is, Tkachuk is a dirty player, plain and simple. He slew foots, he spears, he elbows. He's a rat, and I'm not giving the benefit of the doubt to a player of his disposition.

The fact Martin didn't feel it doesn't excuse the act. But it does provide evidence that it wasn't a powerful spear. If it wasn't very hard, then there isn't anything terrible here. I keep watching the video. It was a whimpy little poke.

I'm not even saying Tkachuk is or isn't a dirty player.