In this last Battle of Alberta, tensions were high. Between Zack Kassian and Matthew Tkachuk going at one another, post-game media jabs from many players, and fans arguing with each other all over social media, it appears this rivalry is truly back.
It also appears that some fans aren't done just yet. Mohamed Elsaghir, a Flames fan, has decided to put together a GoFundMe page online for Tkachuk. The reasoning? To put billboards up in the city of Edmonton of Tkachuk after what transpired between him and Kassian.
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This was one of many hits Kassian received from Tkachuk during the game. After all was said and done, Kassian ended up with a two-game suspension from the league.
“After the recent events that took place during the Flames/Oilers game on January 11th, we have decided that Edmonton deserves to see much more of Matthew Tkachuk,” said Elsaghir on the GoFundMe page.
As of Monday night, over $2,600 was raised for the page with the monetary goal being $2,500. When the target was reached, Elsaghir had this to say:
“Goal has been reached. We will be contacting the Calgary Flames to get the approval before anything else happens.”
Although no one is sure what will happen with the billboards, everyone is pretty confident the next game between these two teams will be another spirited battle. In fact, Kassian's first game back from suspension just so happens to be against the Flames.
Source: Ryan McKenna
