Matthew Tkachuk continues to get under the skin of opponents, particularly division rivals. After nailing Zack Kassian of the Oilers last night, Tkachuk refused to fight (he has zero fighting majors this year) and Kassian went berserk, repeatedly nailing Tkachuk with solid shots, even as attempts to restrain him were made.
Though Kassian later referred to Tkachuk as a p***y for refusing to fight, Tkachuk, speaking to Eric Francis of Sportsnet, said "If [Kassian] doesn't want to get hit, then stay off the tracks." Tkachuk said that he had nailed Kassian multiple times in that sort of situation and Kassian didn't learn a lesson from the previous hits. The Flames ended up scoring the game winner on the ensuing power-play that resulted from Kassian's roughing double-minor penalty.
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