Chewing the Mouthguard Looks Classless and is Careless

[MMANumminen]

Hysteria aside, it does look kind of douchey.

And? Most of the hockey player are douchey

 

[Score08]

Its about time we draw attention to the plight of mouth guards everywhere, someone needs to stick up for them and the millions of people world wide that are traumatized by the observing of them being mercilessly chewed on. Personally, I identify as mouth guard, and am in favor of legal protection status for mouth guardians everywhere.

 

[DropIt]

Matt Tkachuk lives in HF rent free?

 

[MK9]

I'm a big Matthew Tkachuk fan, but him constantly chewing the piece of plastic (that was once formed to cover his teeth to help prevent concussions and loss of teeth) looks so dumb. And I've noticed a few other players doing it too. Looks classless. I wonder what insurance thinks about it? Wonder if the NHL cares? Looks so idiotic to me and obviously defeats the purpose of the mouthguard.

*edit- I played with a mouthguard, it's literally not a big deal at all and they serve a valuable purpose.

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

matthew tkachuk annoying people for simply chewing on his mouthguard

this guy is worth every penny

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

I'm a big Matthew Tkachuk fan, but him constantly chewing the piece of plastic (that was once formed to cover his teeth to help prevent concussions and loss of teeth) looks so dumb. And I've noticed a few other players doing it too. Looks classless. I wonder what insurance thinks about it? Wonder if the NHL cares? Looks so idiotic to me and obviously defeats the purpose of the mouthguard.



*edit- I played with a mouthguard, it's literally not a big deal at all and they serve a valuable purpose.

Chill out, hall monitor.

 

[sennysensen]

These guys should just not wear a mouthguard if they aren't going to wear it properly. It's like people wearing masks below their nose. They aren't really wearing a mask, so why wear it at all?

Jake Sanderson also wears his mouthguard this way sometimes, he should just get rid of it, as it serves no purpose.

 

[SoupGuru]

I mean, they've got plastic clamped between their teeth, at least on one side. So it still kinda works when it's being chewed on.

 

[Al Lagoon]

Instead of a 2 minute penalty, how about the extraction of a tooth by the opposing teams medical staff. Pliers and all.


To me, it is no crime and bears it's own penalty. Tkachuks might reference what happened to their dad.

 

[Billdo]

I'm a big Matthew Tkachuk fan, but him constantly chewing the piece of plastic (that was once formed to cover his teeth to help prevent concussions and loss of teeth) looks so dumb. And I've noticed a few other players doing it too. Looks classless. I wonder what insurance thinks about it? Wonder if the NHL cares? Looks so idiotic to me and obviously defeats the purpose of the mouthguard.

*edit- I played with a mouthguard, it's literally not a big deal at all and they serve a valuable purpose.

What an old man yelling at clouds type of thing to get annoyed about. Classless? A little excessive, no?

 

[Zaddy91]

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Wow I immediately thought of this.

 

[Kennedys]

Who f***in care, seriously hahaha

 

[bleedgreen]

I don’t care and yet agree at the same time. It makes you look like a tool, but we all make choices in life and if that is yours…so be it. You’re a tool. Life goes on.

 

[Canes]

Tkachuk being a gutess puke is more embarrassing

 

[OKR]

Most players chew on them constantly, so it’s kinda odd to call out only Tkachuk.

 

[Chinaski89]

I just found an old pic of me from many years ago doing this in beer league warm ups. But, during play I would wear it properly. There is just something about them (the bulkier rubber ones) that are uncomfortable, yes even though it was molded to my mouth) and almost gag-inducing when wearing them. When I was playing youth hockey I had to wear one, that was always a pain in the ass to have doddling around your face when it wasn't in your mouth, while it was attached to your cage with the strap.

That said, I switched over to wearing cage and stopped wearing a mouthguard.

Truly, do people wear mouth guards in pick-up or beer league? I stopped wearing one after competitive hockey, but I also always kept a cage on because I’m not losing my eye or getting my teeth knocked out.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I want a player to yank Matthew Tkachuk's mouthguard and toss it in the stands if he's trying to get under their skin.

 

[Baberham Lincoln]

Hysteria aside, it does look kind of douchey.

Ya know, I’m sure a guy like Tkachuk or Kane want to look douchey so it wouldn’t matter. It’s part of their persona and as long as you can back it up then as a non-fan, I’m actually ok with it.