He only has one more point than Linus Ullmark right now
Depends of the nature of the injury - they are both very vaguely titled 'upper body injuries' which could mean many different things (including concussion, I suppose).
Judging by all previous playoffs, yes, this is it from Barkov.
What did he post that was slanderous? Everything he said was absolutely true, including the fact that he's been FLA's best player. But the other stuff in undebatably true as well.
Guys like him are worth their weight in gold if they can keep a lid on it at important times. He's still really young. If he can control it a bit more he'll be a gem. Guys like him and Marchand (productive pests) are as rare as true power forwards are. But it took Marchand a long time to figure out when to ignore it and when to engage.Damn he really under y’all’s skin huh
Well, at least this alone was worth the trade, Huberdeau would not be pissing off another fan base like this. I love it.
Brad USED TO play with that same edge. He doesn't anymore. The characterization of him as dirty after his antics yesterday is not at all out of line, or inaccurate. Lumping Marchand in with that sort of play right now IS totally inaccurate. He used to be way worse than Tkachuk. But he hasn't been that player in multiple seasons, so that's not at all a valid comparison.
What the cushion really does is relieve the pressure (more perceived than real) the Bruins feel to press either one into service if they are not completely healthy. But knowing either player, if they can play at 80%, they'll probably push to play. The cushion just allows them all to not feel as pressured to HAVE to play if they might not be fully ready.
Respect? Ok.
I wish, Ive been waiting for him to step it up another level in the playoffs but a little disappointed so far. I’m not holding my breath.
I mean I'm a Bruins fan as well, so I hope you didn't respect Marchand with all his crap back then, who was way worse and suspended and fined countless times. He's not the same guy he was, but we all rooted for him then, so Tkachuk actually seems tame to me.
Krejci’s looked like junk in the games he’s played. Not even sure I’d want to play him with a 100% line up which is pretty wild.
That’s a great question/observation Lou, so I’ve gotta go full disclosure here.
Until Tkachuk pulls an umberger or Johansson or continually slew foots people he will be in the rat class, not the Wilson/Marchand section with suspensions and injuries caused.
The thing i don't get is most people you'd classify as a rat are smaller players who are looking to gain that extra physical advantage somehow. Marchand. Linsemen. Verbeek. Avery. Theo Fleury.
Here’s the difference to me tho…Marchy was never supposed to be the player he is today. His current skill level isn’t natural born talent, it’s proof of his working his ass off to become the player he is now. At 5’9”, projected to be a 4th liner his entire career - he found a way to get in the door with his shenanigans. I mean, he literally made a bet with Claude in order to make the roster in 2011.MT had the door opened for him since birth. All he had to do is walk through it. He’s 6’3”, skilled, has an NHL family name, and is also needlessly a pain in the ass jerk that does shady shit. He doesn’t need to play that way after the whistle. He has the talent to make it hurt on scoreboard in between the whistles. He’s not fighting for his career - he’s just a dick on the ice.
