Embarrassed the team when the goalie made a dangerous play that was clearly a penalty.... Players get hurt in those situations all the time. Has that every happened to you? (I know the answer thats a rhetorical question). Again you're just lost and mired with blind hate/bias because you don't like/understand the impact physical hockey has on a game. Because like my earlier comment suggested you've never played. Never been in a dressing room etc.
If you actually did understand what he brings and how it impacts a game saying he's 1 of 5 players in the league that does it then you'd recognize the value.
I don't think he's had his best season or most consistent effort physically. I also know how hard it is to play like that night in night out. I also don't presume to know what he's dealing with physically. But having watched most of his games in his career I know he's battling something.
Reading your pissing and moaning about Tkachuk constantly is tired and shows alot about your general hockey knowledge.
Tkachuk is a great player to have but challenging other team's goalies and benches late in a 4-1 (or 5-0, etc.) is lame. To call it embarrassing might be a bit dramatic but he needs to cut that shit out.
I'm as competitive a person as you'll find and I hate losing. I played on some serious basement dwellers and would lose my shit at refs, take stupid penalties, get ejected from games and all that crap with some regularity in those garbage seasons. Then I turned 16. And I realized it does no good.
I know the NHL is different and no one in their right mind should want to curb Tkachuk's fire and enthusiasm. The players seem to respond to it (although I found Tuesday's response muted, which is interesting) so it can obviously be of use. The players often take their lead from Brady, which is good. I just want him to lead them in the direction of good defense, attention to detail and unselfish play. Lately his actions are leading them more to getting points, settling scores late in blowout games and throwing fits. It's immature and his priorities seem to be skewing a little bit. Someone needs to get him back on track. If the current coaching staff can't or won't do that then that is just one more reason to show them the door, stat.