Matthew "The Knee" Tkachuk suspension incoming?

[X66]

I love the way Tkachuk plays, but you can't deny he was an idiot for that play.

Total disrespect for another human being, that goes beyond hockey.

 

[HugginThePost]

If you had watched the game, he was hurt with about 3 minutes left. It was easily apparent to everyone, including Tkachuk, as he struggled to recover from saves and grimaced. This would not be the first time a player was aware of an opponent's injuries and tried to take him out of the game entirely. Should Campbell have come out as soon as he injured himself? Yes. Thankfully Tkachuk's attempt didn't cause more injury. Players have been suspended for actions which didn't result in injuries.

You really don't believe this, do you?

I sure hope not............

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

That is a dirty dirty dirty move. What a piece of ****. Whoever thinks this is accidental should get their eyes checked. I won't feel sorry for him the day he gets brain trauma by "accident". And I'm not a Leafs fan.

Really? He was stampeded by Brodie with his stick and body contact, causing Tkachuk to lose balance and fall on Campbell’s back. Get a grip. Absolute dirty statement claiming you’d like to see a repeat of Steve Moore for Tkachuk. Give your head a shake.

 

[BACKDOORSPECIALIST]

That is a dirty dirty dirty move. What a piece of ****. Whoever thinks this is accidental should get their eyes checked. I won't feel sorry for him the day he gets brain trauma by "accident". And I'm not a Leafs fan.

My daughter is currently suffering from “accidental” brain damage from sentiments like this. Absolutely disgusting, darkness cannot drive out darkness

 

[rawraw]

Really? He was stampeded by Brodie with his stick and body contact, causing Tkachuk to lose balance and fall on Campbell’s back. Get a grip. Absolute dirty statement claiming you’d like to see a repeat of Steve Moore for Tkachuk. Give your head a shake.

Wtf are you talking about "stampeded", "lost balance"? Stop making excuses, it doesn't make you look good. If you take off your homer glasses you'd see he intentionally kneed him. He drives his knee with force onto the back of his head. It's not even up for debate, can't believe people are actually defending this bs. That's just a disgusting play and it's so far away from hockey.

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

Wtf are you talking about "stampeded", "lost balance"? Stop making excuses, it doesn't make you look good. If you take off your homer glasses you'd see he intentionally kneed him. He drives his knee with force onto the back of his head. It's not even up for debate, can't believe people are actually defending this bs. That's just a disgusting play and it's so far away from hockey.

He didn’t even hit him in the head. The back, perhaps.

 

[HTFN]

He didn’t even hit him in the head. The back, perhaps.

Jesus Christ, yes he did. That's not even up for debate.

 

[FliegerKorps]

I hate the leafs with all my heart... but this shit was intentional and absolutely disgusting.

 

[Martin Skoula]

It's crazy how often Tkachuk gets unlucky and accidentally loses his balance directly onto the goalie compared to other netfront guys. How many goalies have JVR/Simmonds/Hornqvist injured? Tkachuk ought to stop skipping leg day so he can keep his balance.

 

[DFF]

Wtf are you talking about "stampeded", "lost balance"? Stop making excuses, it doesn't make you look good. If you take off your homer glasses you'd see he intentionally kneed him. He drives his knee with force onto the back of his head. It's not even up for debate, can't believe people are actually defending this bs. That's just a disgusting play and it's so far away from hockey.

No he didn't, he was pushed

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

Jesus Christ, yes he did. That's not even up for debate.

As you can see, Tkachuk falls on top of Campbell and his knee and upper-middle shin are on Campbell’s back, with his lower shin touching Campbell’s helmet. The skates are not touching Campbell at all.
As I said, this incident has been completely overblown and probably would not have occurred if Brodie didn’t hit Tkachuk, making him lose balance.

 

[Rubi]

I wish someone would change the thread title. Chucky clearly isn't going to suspended. The only incoming we are seeing are hot takes from anti Tkachuk fans that see what they want to see.

 

[HTFN]

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As you can see, Tkachuk falls on top of Campbell and his knee and upper-middle shin are on Campbell’s back, with his lower shin touching Campbell’s helmet. The skates are not touching Campbell at all.
As I said, this incident has been completely overblown and probably would not have occurred if Brodie didn’t hit Tkachuk, making him lose balance.

...So you think Campbell goes from looking up at the approaching players to suddenly very interested in the ice directly in front of him all on his own?

Also your anatomy is way, way off. Your "lower shin" would be in the skate behind the tongue, and none of this makes any real difference when it's intentional. Intentionally doing it with your knee isn't any worse than your shin.

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

...So you think Campbell goes from looking up at the approaching players to suddenly very interested in the ice directly in front of him all on his own?

I’m not naive, Tkachuk clearly trips over him. Hence, why Campbell is laying face down.

 

[rawraw]

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As you can see, Tkachuk falls on top of Campbell and his knee and upper-middle shin are on Campbell’s back, with his lower shin touching Campbell’s helmet. The skates are not touching Campbell at all.
As I said, this incident has been completely overblown and probably would not have occurred if Brodie didn’t hit Tkachuk, making him lose balance.

You should be ashamed of yourself for defending such an action just because that player plays for your team. If his lower shin is "touching" Campbell's helmet, what is inside the helmet? The back of the head.

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

You should be ashamed of yourself for defending such an action just because that player plays for your team. If his lower shin is "touching" Campbell's helmet, what is inside the helmet? The back of the head.

I would hope you don’t defend Matthews for his blatant knee incident against Anderson then, during game one of the season. Tkachuk’s incident is a normal play when you’re playing hard for the puck at the net.

Sure, Tkachuk’s leg may rest against the back of Campbell’s head, but it was not the direct point of contact. Come on now.

 

[NotAVacuumSalesman]

Looks intentional.

Very similar to a MMA move where you lift your leg and deliver a knee strike. In this case the point of contact was to the back of Campbell's head. Pretty dirty thing to do when the goalie is down. The fact that he didn't bother to motion off the goalie until Bogosian pushed him off is telling as well. Am I surprised? Nope.

 

[qwerty]

Can’t believe this thread is almost 1000 posts in. If this doesn’t involve Tkachuk or the Leafs and instead it’s Monahan and the Panthers, this thread would already be long gone.

I guess Matthew Tkachuk has become the new super villain of hockey. The end boss of your favorite video game that pisses you off to no end. It’s actually kind of funny how much attention he gets for almost anything. I could probably create a new thread on him eating a hot dog and it’ll be filled with a hundred posts of haters hoping he chokes om it.

 

[AvroArrow]

He didn’t even hit him in the head. The back, perhaps.

LOLLL Yea but I think we all know someone who probably did get hit in the head jeez man

 

[xoczar99ox]

Well I have to say that I’m happy to see that the rest of the country gets to learn what the teams out west get to deal with in having the dirtiest player in the league.

Tkachuk is an absolute dirt bag and everything he does is with intent. I can not wait until someone goes full McSorley on his ass. He has it coming 100%.

 

[habdynasty]

That looks like a move from stampede wrestling, should be good tonight.

 

[Figgy44]

What amazes me about the few foolish peopem defending this is they can't just say, "yep it was on purpose and he got away with it". If Kadri did this a few years ago, as a Leaf fan I would have no choice but to admit it was likely on purpose and very dangerous. I'm sure the Bruins fans in the house could admit the same with Marchand.

It's incredible how dishonest several people can be with themselves.

Part of it is perhaps disbelief. Look, if you go into the GDT on that day in the CFHF forum, it wasn't something we liked seeing even before this thread took off. Many Flames fans did not like seeing Tkachuk landing on Campbell. Period. Many of those same fans who weren't happy don't bother with threads like this. We get why he doesn't get the benefit of a doubt.

Not all Flames fans are in this thread. You guys are literally arguing with a select few and IMO you guys are on a similar page, different paragraphs. A lot of Flames fans did not like seeing Tkachuk land on Campbell. Period. Most will have no issues agreeing it was reckless/careless and something they don't want to see again. Period.

These are separate things to the crux of this thread as highlighted below.

What is left over is a handful of fans arguing the semantic/inconclusive difference between a blatant and intentional Captain Falcon knee kick and him losing balance due to Brodie pushing him (unintentional).

My opinion is, I don't know what is going through Tkachuk's head in terms of intention. I don't want to see it again.

Perhaps a little late, but this Flames fan apologizes for the Tkachuk event on Campbell. I, like you, do not want to see something similar to it again. He has to tighten up his play to avoid stuff like that. I also apologize for some of the unpleasantness that exists in this thread. I don't dare perceive I speak for the majority of my fan base, but I apologize for the unpleasant discussion some of you have experienced relating to the Tkachuk event. It shouldn't happen.

(*IBL)
alternate angle

Thank you for this post with both angles and full sequence. It's a bit easier to see why both sides have their opinion with this clip.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Claude lemieux was the biggest piece of shit in the history of the nhl, the fact you think so highly of him automatically makes anything you say about this incident utterly worthless. Good job on the comparison though, spot on!

Say what you want about Lemieux, but he won 4 Cups and his teammates always loved him.

 

[Score08]

Say what you want about Lemieux, but he won 4 Cups and his teammates always loved him.

He ended a hof players career with a cheap shot . Ask Cam Neely what he thinks about him.

 

[Rubi]

Wait until Tkachuk becomes the Flames Captain in the next year or two. HF is going to implode.