I think we neutered him. He was a crazy emotional player for us last year which is a good thing, now he has no fire in his game. Last year he would have attacked Marchand for his spearing. Heck even the beginning of this year he had emotion. Remember when he lost his shit at Pietrangelo after he got elbowed? That was an awesome thing to see, hes done nothing like that since. An emotional Domi is the best Domi.
Great point, and I agree.
Listen to Treleving talking about Tkachuk when he crosses the line and does something stupid / emotional. He goes to great lengths to defend Matthew saying that this is what makes him a better player, playing on that line, playing with passion and fire and the organization has to accept that sometimes he's going to go over that line. This is who he is, and its what makes him the player he is.
I heard this more than once and was like wow, talk about support and putting a player into the position to succeed.
In Montreal, Tkachuk would be benched, told privately he's selfish and would be publicly condescended on how they want to make him "a better person".
Neutered is probably the most appropriate word to use in this scenario.
