We watch the games, you guys watch the highlights. I think the people people ****ting on his play style and aggressive tendencies are forgetting the fact that he's a teenager and needs to make a name for himself in a league of grown men. He's still a kid, and to be able to put up great numbers while being an absolute force in the league is almost impossible, but he's doing it.
Anyone calling Tkatchuk out for being boneheaded, or a player who's sole intention is to hurt people need to reevaluate this situation and just simply watch him play.
I bet less than 1% of posters replying in this thread (other than Flames fans) watched this incident and the one with Witowksi during actual game time.
You don't need to watch any player play to determine if a play is suspend-able or not, that is silly to suggest. Also, I have seen him play full games vs the Wings, and he does a lot of boneheaded things, and that is not about making a name for himself, and if it is, who wants to be known as an idiot? Honest question? If he wants to make a name for himself, and play with an edge, great, no need to do rat like things to others. He does similar crap that Corey Perry and Brad Marchand do between the plays when the refs are paying less attention. He is far from the only one, however he does it more than most and many fans don't respect that from players regardless of talent level. Tkachuk, Perry, Marchand, etc, are quite talented, but I don't respect the way they play the game, and are the kinds of players I don't want on the Wings, regardless of skill level. Same reason I didn't like when guys like Derian Hatcher, Ulf Samuellsson, Brad May and others played for the Wings.
something tells me you wouldn’t say this to his face.
