Gaudette Celly Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Clearly Kassian didn't learn the "whistle-to-whistle" Canuck way of dealing with those things... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Here's hoping him being suspended contributes to the Oilers losing their next two games. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyCanuck Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 i gotta say I'm with Sid on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck-lifer Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Carey Price is $#@sed about this too. 2-0 Montreal over the turtles in the 3rd. Cheers Carey! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kanukfanatic Posted January 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 14, 2020 ktachuk has shown what a gutless little weasel he is after this whole situation. He targetted Kassian's head twice in dangerous hits. Then when Kassian calls him on it he turtles like the bi&%$ he is. What a pathetic player. The so called player safety goofs are just as bad. If Kassian got two games, ktagoof should have gotten 4. nhl shows how bush league it is once again. 1 2 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Type R said: Man it blows me away how the league keeps getting this wrong. If the officials called the cheap shot, then it wouldn't have escalated to where Kassian had to make a statement. MT was visibily head hunting Kassian the entire game and it was basically ignored, and escalated to this. He walked the grey line, got away with it, and created that situation, then turtled rather than answering for his bs. He has zero respect for anyone in the league, and sooner or later it will catch up to him.. well, maybe not because Marchand is still around. Did you see how pathetic that worm ktapuke is? He literally tried to run away and hide after he tried to take Kass's head off. What a punk. Dirt bag just like his father I suppose...at least his old man would have taken his lumps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Squamfan said: Gutless coward... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Really don't think he deserved this. Was a dangerous hit that he took. Penalties on the ice were more than enough, I would have given him the double for roughing and left it at that. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Chicken. said: Just in time for the rematch... awesome lol Which is exactly why it was 2 games and not 3 which was the precedent set with Nurse. The league can pretend they don’t like this stuff all they want but they know it’s good for the game. Wish they would just drop the instigator rule already and let players police themselves. Edited January 14, 2020 by DeNiro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Bagues Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 2 hours ago, EternalCanuckFan said: Tkachuk should have received a penalty for the first hit on Kassian and that would have helped defuse the situation. It looked like charging and it definitely looks like Tkachuk left his feet while also making contact with Kassian's head. The second hit wasn't exactly better and might have been worse too. Kassian is lucky to have a sturdy neck. I'm not saying Kassian should have done what he did to Tkachuk but what would anyone expect from him when the refs are clearly doing nothing about it? Seems pretty dumb that he gets suspended after get 14-min in penalties and when his team lost while Tkachuk gets absolutely nothing. Agreed. The first hit seemed like direct contact to the head. Where is the suspension on that one? I liked how Kassian took it into his own hands but I'm old-school. I had no idea that Tkchuck Jr. was such a gutless wimp. I believe this is the start of what will be a fairly swift process to have fighting removed from the game. I've said for some time now that when Cherry goes so will fighting. Too much liability for the league and potential life-long health concerns for the players. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Squamfan said: Should just make this the new wallpaper of the Calgary website and change their name to the Calgary Turtles. If you're going to throw a hit like that, have the guts to go toe to toe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spur1 Posted January 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 14, 2020 59 minutes ago, RowdyCanuck said: i gotta say I'm with Sid on this one. They failed to show the first hit which was also an obvious charge. The third hit was a minimum of four steps. Charging is more than two. The NHE pooched this big time. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spur1 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 16 minutes ago, Team Bagues said: Agreed. The first hit seemed like direct contact to the head. Where is the suspension on that one? I liked how Kassian took it into his own hands but I'm old-school. I had no idea that Tkchuck Jr. was such a gutless wimp. I believe this is the start of what will be a fairly swift process to have fighting removed from the game. I've said for some time now that when Cherry goes so will fighting. Too much liability for the league and potential life-long health concerns for the players. That was the second hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spur1 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Maybe Captain MacD should throw a similar hit on Johnny hockey. Would love to see how the league DOPS deals with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post surtur Posted January 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 14, 2020 Not sure how a hip check to the neck/ head after a 4 stride sprint is perfectly fine. I remember Edler getting a suspension for hertle (sp) skating into him with his head. These hits were targeted hits and blatant head shots he deserved much more than Kassian gave him hope Kassian doesn't let the suspension scare him and I hope he absolutely makes this kid and the entire team pay next game. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spur1 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Crabcakes said: I know, there are only 2 being circulated and the other wan't as egregious. He was trying to get Kassian wound up and it worked Really... it was just as much of a charge and a blind side hit as the last two also knocking his helmet off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BarnBurner Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 31 minutes ago, VegasCanuck said: Should just make this the new wallpaper of the Calgary website and change their name to the Calgary Turtles. If you're going to throw a hit like that, have the guts to go toe to toe. They should rename the Saddledome the Turtledome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmy Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 When has it been the norm for a forward to bolt down below the goal line and target a player who, in at least two of the incidents, is engaged with a defence man? I’ve watched this game for a lot of years and my instinct in this case, my only instinct, was that this was blatant targeting by MT, sneaky, predatory and ugly. Straight up, face to face engagement and I can even defend the player but this kind of stuff makes me want to lace them up again and (without blood boiling too much) teach young Mathew Through experience, how a clean hit is administered and what it feels like, over and over and over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 If the league doesn't try to prevent escalation. Someone is going to get hurt. This is a McSorely/Brashear and Bertuzzi/Moore situation brewing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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