Matthew Tkachuk Lays a Big Hit On Nico Hischier

[@NCarmine1]

Thumbnail look like a cool renaissance painting

[@alexblankenship5630]

The new ‘would’ meme.

[@riff2072]

It is Hockey so it fits the era.

[@SHERlDAN95]

which one TELL ME

[@tusanen1850]

I was just going to mention something about that thumbnail 😆😆 Captures perfectly the essence of hockey player named Matthew Tkachuk!

[@bryan3409]

somebody likes to steal from reddit

[@maxmustermann6706]

Seeing hits like this makes it clear why in the nhl faceoff documentation they said tkachuk is one of the most hated players in the NHL

[@auzzlifts]

He’s just playing hockey, devils captain shouldve known better lol

[@liamrog2278]

People will really get mad at a player for a clean hit and the way he plays. Tkachuk plays the game of hockey. Good for him. Quit wheeping like a pussy. That’s why hockey is getting soft, cause of losers like yourself. Go play tennis if u want.

[@toadwiiremotewithwiimotion6247]

He constantly has that mouth guard hanging out no matter what

[@neighborhoodprepped7862]

Why bother wearing it? It’s not like he ever has it inn his mouth correctly

[@joegreaser]

@@neighborhoodprepped7862he thinks he looks cool

[@davedavid427]

@@joegreaser He looks like a baby with a pacifier.

[@neighborhoodprepped7862]

@@joegreaser I think he will be remembered for 2 things, turtling up and not dropping gloves, and his mouth piece hanging out..

[@Dave-mm9es]

And the expression on his face never changes. Whether celebrating a goal or involved in some physical altercation. Odd.

[@gavin7772]

1:49 lol “clean hit” as they show tkachuk leave his feet, shoulder into head 3x in a row

[@cloudnine7578]

So many of the play by play guys are complete knobs.

[@jariwickstrom]

But it can not be interference as Nico clearly plays the puck at the moment of impact.

[@Ihatecensorship1]

Go watch another sport.

[@Surl9596]

@@jariwickstromUnderstood but it has to be either that or charging anyway (for leaving his feet)

[@garys2157]

Put down the pipe, and put your glasses on, or you have never seen a hit before, he goes up in the air from the impact, and did not leave his feet before, it's interference because the hit was like a 1/10 of a second before he would have touched the puck.

[@manaze85]

2:49 Leaves his feet, doesn't play the puck, targets high. Charging, interference, roughing, take your pick, it's a minor.

[@Wingnut53]

Not playing the playing the puck has never been grounds for a penalty. Leaving your feet AFTER contact is made is not a penalty. Watching the replay a second time it does look like nico touches the puck so I'd say interference is out (refs did call this but they don't get the benefit of a replay unless they call a major). Not a Tkachuk fan but realistically the only thing you've got here is potentially a high hit, which you could call. I keep seeing comments of fans outraged by hits on players they like but not understanding the actual rules. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

[@bigpurrr2590]

u naturally leave ur feet on a hit depending how the hit has been made

[@QPINE01]

Hischier does touch the puck tho

[@nicke5056]

I think you're spot on.​@@Wingnut53

[@jiml5837]

He makes contact before he leaves his feet, so no to that one. Targets high, not really point of contact is chest because he keeps his arms down. Charging, maybe, but it is really close. Interference it is not, not even close. Roughing? its a hit and is over in a blink so its not roughing.

[@AL4140]

The puck being “in the vicinity” doesn’t make it legal🤦‍♂️

[@brerbear2858]

Turtlechuk strikes again with his gloves glued on.

[@terranboot9405]

Stay mad

[@ricknielsen3660]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 clean hit little man

[@barley12girl]

​@ricknielsen3660 yeah back when gordie Howe was dishing out elbows.😂😂😂

[@dereksnively7692]

So what. He didn't fight. Go cry

@@ricknielsen3660When you leave your feet it isn’t clean. First day with the new eyes, huh?

[@sherpajones]

0:10 Playing it at 25% speed, he clearly elevates his body before the hit, and his feet are leaving the ice a foot or two away from making contact. He also made significant contact with Hischier's head. This is a clear charging infraction and should be reviewed by the league. Those claiming his feet left the ice BECAUSE of the hit are choosing to not take a close and critical look at the play, and are choosing to NOT think rationally about the physics involved. Tkachuk's body was upright through the entire hit and his legs straightened THROUGH the hit. The laws of physics are simple; every action has an equal and opposite reaction. If Tkachuk's feet went up and his legs straightened, something had to go down. As this happens before the hit, the thing that went down was the force of his leg muscles through his skates and into the ice. For this upwards motion to be a result of the hit and not Tkachuk leaping into the hit, the downward force would have to be Hischier doing the same but transferring his motion into Tkachik's body. As the hit occurred, Hischer's legs were bent as he was playing the puck and not focused on Tkachuk.

[@zachbrown210]

The fact that you have to slow down the hit to 0.25 this absolutely already admitting defeat. He just lives rent free in your head, not sure your age but in my days that is not only legal but there wouldn't even be a fight. By the way that was a legal hit

[@lukeboyd3226]

Hey physics genius, running into someone with a lower center of mass than yours will result in an upward force on you.

[@mycapslockisbrokennvmifixe7518]

Well done Newton, you’ve discovered physics.

[@fn7894]

Way too smart for most folks as shown in the replies…

[@kylemacdonell1450]

Hockey is NOT for you.. Stick to softer sports, maybe soccer is up your alley ! If he cannot make that hit at low speed and even letting up some .. Take hitting out of hockey period..

[@moodlampActual]

Turtling should be 2 minutes

[@jarodw9166]

Standard Matthew Tkachuk Turtle

[@Stew-sm9bs]

Hahahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂bye LOSER JERSEY 😂😂😂

[@Stew-sm9bs]

Clean hit pal quit crying😂😂😂 hahahahaha!!!!!!!

[@youtubeendorsesleftistprop4304]

@@xyz-z9r9hI didn’t see a fight, a saw a lot of pushing and shoving and holding on to each other.

[@yakivpopavich]

@@youtubeendorsesleftistprop4304 That's all modern NHL is now , play doe soft weak " scrums "

[@danielnam9026]

@xyz-z9r9h There’s a lot of clutching and grabbing. There were no fights.

[@ryantownsend2730]

This is starting to sound like the NFL...

[@red-pyramid]

ESPN is the worst

[@michaelperkins739]

No where near the NFL. You are clueless.

[@ryantownsend2730]

@michaelperkins739 i have a couple clues

[@beammeup1930]

As a devs fan I'm ok with it honestly..I'm just glad Nico showed some fight and wasnt hurt

[@tontweer]

He hit barkov the same way a few mins earlier, no panthers fans complaining about that. It looks like regular hockey to me.

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

You don't know the rules.

[@Kenny_Mars]

It's Hilarious how a brawl in hockey is now "Smell my glove, No you smell mine!"😂 Everyone gets so excited.

[@lukeboyd3226]

And the hit wasn't even that hard in the first place.

[@Kenny_Mars]

@lukeboyd3226 That too 😆

[@mikes7446]

I miss 90’s hockey

[@mikes7446]

Those announcers are terrible

[@Mr.Pants45]

You misspelled officials.

[@jlbjfishing]

It’s spelled officials

[@HPxG323]

Tell em chief! Tell them how you know more about hockey than P.K Subban!

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

Fla announcers. I missed this game and I'm not a Devils fan. I guarantee Spalding and Daneyko were screaming their heads off about this.

[@chillywilly61]

@@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 ... are we serious

[@ostarakonrad9907]

Thumbnail looks like a renaissance painting

[@Sokol17029]

Lol underated 😂

[@Nate77701]

lol

[@SHERlDAN95]

copied comment shut up

Tkachuk went straight his standard “Coward Mode” when confronted.

[@timbowden1680]

You mean when he was getting up off his knees and one Devil cross checked him in the face and the other jumped on him?

[@Matt_Larrick_29]

What else do you want him to do 😂 throw a punch and get an extra two or absorb the blows and laugh as he gets jumped and then the other team gets a roughing penalty. Use common sense

[@huntercalgary]

another whining parrot......lol

[@WernerVonWeener]

what a loser you are. two guys jumped on his fucking back lmao

[@mr.brenman2132]

Clean hit.

[@michaelsmith6379]

He stood on the blue line and waited for the chance to take a run at him

[@moemanncann895]

Not too many players want to mess with Barkov I’ve noticed the past few seasons

[@Dani-sm8jp]

He doesn’t fight.

[@moemanncann895]

@ An Oilers fan here so you know I’ve been watching the Panthers with more interest the last couple years, just impressive on his part that he gets a ton of respect from around the league and hardly no one tries to pull cheap stuff on him or challenge him, I like the way he plays the game

[@firstlast9731]

@@moemanncann895 thats pretty true. Im a cats fan and barkov is a kinda low key guy. he doesn't like the rough stuff but will not hesitate to make a hit or get physical when needed.

[@Andrea-de8ix]

Them choking out Matthew was delightful

[@firstlast9731]

@@Andrea-de8ix matthew>your favorite player

[@rejean2744]

Charging was the correct call.. Good response by NJ.

[@matthewbaran7355]

How would charging be the correct call? This is clearly a clean hit. Clean the gunk out of your eyes. Its fans like you that are making hockey soft af.

[@ronniek7748]

@@matthewbaran7355you clean your eyes

[@tomofwc]

Clean hit Nico is g4y

[@timbowden1680]

@@matthewbaran7355 I can't believe I'm defending Tkachuk but he only took 2 1/2 steps before hitting him. No way in hell was it charging.

[@Lazyworker123]

This so far from charging. They got this completely wrong.

[@TheQuartzer]

How is that Devils powerplay???

[@justinmiller5660]

95% of refs are from canada, canadians hate the fact south Florida has not only a team, but a cup so everything they do whether legal or not is probably a penality.

[@sarahwolfe1154]

lol the little kids running down to pound the glass

[@KT22672]

Hey man I heard about what''s going on with hockey youtube, screw gary, hope you keep uploading, you post the highlights they won't show on the NHL channel.

[@lunchboxdgd1612]

Clean hit my ass. He came half a foot off the ice and he made head contact. Glorified goon.

[@ggqbc]

Clean hit. Contact can move you off the ice

[@QPINE01]

Goons don’t score over a point per game

[@ggraffin02]

Goons don't score clutch goals and win Cups

[@morgangentle1515]

Domi got hit like this tonight vs Dallas no one did shit lol 😂

[@Vic01_78]

Good hit. As a Devils fan, I’m just happy we’re showing some emotion by fighting back; not letting guys walk all over us.

[@surudog4929]

That didn’t look like a clean hit. His legs left the ice and 2ndly, he hit is while much of the other player was to his back. Mathew needs to learn a thing or two on how clean hits are executed from Ovi. No wonder, when Ovi hits there is rarely a fight because his hits are as clean as they get in NHL.

[@gilmore3322]

watch his elbows right to the head

[@gilmore3322]

not clean at all

[@littlebud314]

​@@surudog4929 Looks clean to me and I am not a fan of either team. Yes he leaves his feet but it was after the point of contact which is allowed. He also hits him pretty square in the chest not to his back. It was a big, hard hit but I don't think it was a dirty hit. I love seeing teammates sticking up for each other. So I am all for the Devils players showing some fight especially since that hit was on their captain.

[@Mr.Pants45]

​@surudog4929 you don't understand hockey lol.

[@LastOneLeft777]

That thumbnail👌🔥😂

[@goodcitizen7064]

All these "clean hit" people are the same guys who'd cry getting hit like this. He clearly targeted dude's head and left his feet to make the hit.

[@matthewbaran7355]

Im sorry but dude you are so beyond blind its not even funny. Literally watch it frame by frame and you can clearly see him lined up shoulder to chest. Nico bends his knees and puts his head down, and tkachuk doesnt leave his skates until the impact actually happens. This is absolutely a clean hit lol

[@waynehopkins6145]

@@matthewbaran7355 Man, you are biased. This guy and Bennett are the biggest cheapshot cowardly players in the league...You will never see them hit anyone straight on, or try to fight back..that is, unless their opponent is lying on the ice already.

[@KzO2711]

@@waynehopkins6145 ohh womp womp. play tought gets the cup. go watch ur daughter ballet class bud. Bennet did what every NHL player wanted to do to the germ Marchy, but hey ur bruins fan i get it.

[@matthewbaran7355]

@ What about this comment makes me biased? Im talking about this exact hit. The hit itself was clean. Do Bennett and Tkachuk toe the line? Yes, absolutely. Has Matthew changed his ways since coming from Calgary? 100000%. No one can argue he is anywhere near what he used to play like back then. But, again, there is nothing dirty about this hit. Read my comment again and watch the frames. If anyone is biased, its you towards your hatred of the panthers and the players.

[@gunnarmarks5754]

I’m the biggest devils Homer there is … how did Nico not get a penalty at all … he dropped both gloves and dragged a dude across the ice

[@michaellafrance1147]

Im a Panthers fan. Take my word for it. Refs and Bettman favor the Panthers no matter what. Trying to build a market after decades of an empty arena with no fans

[@googlemademedoit806]

That’s a charge on Tkachuk and there should’ve been at least two Devils in for Roughing there. Interference is a wild call to make there.

[@milktobo7418]

Its not a charge, its an open ice clean hit. Geezus, so many people think clean hits are bad now... clueless

[@crampdstyl1]

@@milktobo7418 you are clueless. Rules and focus have changed in the past 25 years - this isn't gladiators in the coliseum anymore. Grow up

[@Dani-sm8jp]

I don’t think it’s a charge , I probably would have given an elbow on Matt. Just saying I’ve seen worse charges that don’t get called. I would have had off setting penalties. If anything NJ might have gotten the extra ?

[@douglasmoore8033]

​@crampdstyl1 you're balless and clueless. A clean hit and 2 ghey devils jump him with no penalty. The nhl was never intended to be soccer.

[@justinmiller5660]

@@crampdstyl1 you can leave your feet because of contact, which is what happened.

[@Pudi1224]

wow how the hell is that end up with a penalty for Florida IF you are calling that interference, it should be offsetting minors since he got jumped after, how does he get an additional roughing for getting jumped?

[@bobbydrex5268]

Regardless of the hit, as a Devils fan I'm just happy they are standing up for themselves and their teammates. In previous seasons this wouldnt happen, glad the boys are finally growing up and fighting back.

[@DavidGarcia-ur3qc]

Would love 7 games of this

[@nototyranny2719]

Both his feet left the ice how is that a clean hit

[@dave3823]

Because we know the rules unlike you.

[@nototyranny2719]

@dave3823 your clearly a Panthers fan I'm neither this just came up on my feed but in case you were wondering when a player has both feet leave the ice when hitting it's considered charging you clown so maybe you need to learn the rules you ignorant little b*tch

[@bryancook6646]

Watch the replay, they leave the ice after the contact is made.

[@Cheesyballs7]

not to mention the clearly intention shoulder straight to the head. The hit clearly looks awkward/different than a normal shoulder check.

[@nototyranny2719]

@bryancook6646 can still be considered a jumping motion depends on the ref and the tkachuks are the dirtiest players in the game anyway they ride the lines as much as they can in hopes of getting dirty shots in

[@riff2072]

Can someone tell what is with the chewing of the mouth guards?

[@Bbbbbvggtttttfcdeeww]

Yup standard Matthew need Zack Kassian come back and teach him a lesson

[@DC-yl4vc]

Taking a dumb penalty and losing the game really showed him lol

[@KzO2711]

cry more bud. wheres kassian now bud. no where to be seen. washing cars for a living now. lol

[@ggraffin02]

The only thing Zack kassian taught him was how to punk out after getting cleaned clean

[@Bbbbbvggtttttfcdeeww]

The biggest turtle rag doll beating in NHL history

[@Bbbbbvggtttttfcdeeww]

@@ggraffin02I can send u the ragdoll beating if u want

[@EvanSolomonBerger]

Can you show the mathieu Olivier hit on sanheim?

[@fefloria]

As a duck fan... I really miss this type of hockey

[@Mike___Honcho]

if it involves MT it is bush league dirty hockey by default. his motto is " why hit a guy clean when you can injure him ? "

[@fefloria]

@Mike___Honcho it was a clean hit! you taking this hit like it was done to Havlat.

[@HauntedFoe]

What's wrong with your head, Mike? One too many shots to it? This was a clean hit. You can hate a player and still admit when they lay the lumber hard little boy

[@Mike___Honcho]

@ the referee, employed by the NHL, seems to differ with your expert opinion.

[@Mike___Honcho]

@ that is an odd turn of a phrase, " lay the lumber hard " considering you are trying to argue it was a clean hit. laying the lumber hard is a penalty, as in slashing or high sticking. as usual with MT, he takes what could have been a legal hit and crosses the line. he didn't have to leave his feet to flatten the guy.

[@MoNoToNeGaMeRz]

Interference? It looked like charging...

[@richiec4120]

If that was Rempe that would be a suspension !!

[@mitchconner1407]

Oh, please. Remoe’s a no talent goon who’s barely staying in the NHL. Get a grip.

[@opiebluwsit9751]

Maybe because he is a dirtbag who doesn't belong in hockey. But I would expect as much from a know-nothing rag fan. Pitchers and catchers in a couple months, generic new yawk sports fan.

[@levigranger5383]

Clean clean clean clean. I can’t believe its even being argued.

[@IP-zk2fo]

2+2min for florida and 2 min for New jersey.. thats wrong.. hischier went after also without gloves..no penalty ? ?? ..

[@elpusegato]

Tkachukerov is too hot to handle right now

[@Woody13ify]

Interference he jumped and went for the head, charging all day! Well that backfired by MT lucky NJ didn’t score on the PP!

[@decoycards]

Devils fans desperately trying to figure out how to call this a dirty hit while rationalizing Scott Stevens' existence as a "hard but clean hitter."

[@chrissilcox5009]

Brah that was like 15 years ago or more lol

[@justinthomas85]

While your desperately trying to bring Steven's into this like it's the same era.

[@973Luca973]

Stevens era ws different. Dirty or not that was the game back then. I guess you're not a hockey fan if you don;t know the rules have changed.

[@MS-ro9dm]

@@chrissilcox5009 Indeed. Does anyone think that Stevens would be able to do that in today's woosified game? The funniest thing is that Brendan Shanahan is the guy who did this to the game but under these rules he would have been in the box quite regularly also.

[@JJ-fg2wd]

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[@reptidan]

Fla fan here. I’m o.k. With the interference call. Maybe the puck barely youches his stick here. That being said, I still like play. Stirs thing up. Sets a tone. This is why I love the game.

[@matthewbaran7355]

Maybe the puck barely touches his stick here? That's a clear indication of PLAYING THE PUCK, by definition, is not an interference. He got the penalty because hes Tkachuck.

[@justinmiller5660]

@@matthewbaran7355 he got the penality because he plays for florida, if he were wearing NJ jersey and did that to Barkov he would get anything.

[@reptidan]

Is far as I can remember, I havent played pro in couple years, the rule is in control of the puck. You can argue both ways here. Thats why I am fine with the call.

[@yakivpopavich]

Post the Raddysh hit on Koepke!

[@Usiris23]

That was clean all day, felt belt for Koepke but damn, homie got laid out.

[@deputyduffy]

Is anyone surprised that they got the call wrong.

[@kman6349]

LOL keep ur head up # 1 rule.

[@jimmathews2275]

Most overused phrase by non hockey players. You can’t play the game never putting your head down. Impossible. Tkachuk only went for the hit when he realized the guy would be vulnerable.there is no defense against predators. They’ll get you eventually.

[@DM-ot2pi]

That was a clean hit. Stop your crying, don't play hockey if you can't take a hit

[@jusupp3801]

Hate him or love him Matthew Tkachuk makes hockey more intresting

[@ohhhhh6269]

Love it!

[@rezotydnic]

Hardly

[@juliancarpenter9992]

Rule 7.4 - Charging Charging is when a player: 1. Jumps to check an opponent. 2. Builds up speed by taking two or more strides immediately prior to making contact. 3. Travels an excessive distance with the sole purpose of delivering such a hit. If he just took one stride and glided it would have be absolutely fine but instead he crosses off number 2 so it should’ve another minor

[@bigbadbruins1]

Love it.

[@aaronbarrie180]

Don’t watch much hockey lately, but when did every big hit become an instant brawl. Every time I see the big hit a players head is down. If he didn’t want to get rocked he should be ready when he turned around. Looked like a really good clean hit to me. Am I missing something?

[@chetstevensq]

Unbiased Hawks fan since the 60s. Clean hit, Hirschier should be gone for third man in. Total BS call by the ref.

[@flyingdin1164]

Typical hawks fan. Not understanding hockey.

[@BrandonSkulski]

there was no fighting majors on the play so third man in rule doesn't apply

[@hectic105]

@@flyingdin1164there was no elbow and the puck was right there. I don’t understand how that was interference. I like both of these teams, but to me, the interference call is BS. He wasn’t chasing the puck, the puck was there at the moment of the hit.

[@chetstevensq]

@@BrandonSkulski That is how bad the refs were.

[@chetstevensq]

@@flyingdin1164 yawn

[@Ic3h0rnEt14]

Nice suicide pass from #71 Siegenthaler

[@Milksteakss]

Tkachuk lives in so many heads rent free it's amazing. Great hit keep your head up bud

[@alschmidt8963]

The phrase keep your head up is so elementary school thinking....your heads up and still your hit duh.

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@@alschmidt8963That's hockey. Watch a different sport.

[@firstlast9731]

god bless. tkachuk keeping the league physical and feisty

[@mr.brenman2132]

@@alschmidt8963 That's hockey. There is always ribbon twirling.

[@KzO2711]

@@alschmidt8963 womp womp go watch ur daughters ballet class bud. or maybe ur woke sons soccer game.

[@davidpowell4601]

left his feet, hit to the head, and the announcers say that was clean? Homers for sure

[@edited1325]

Mr turtle back at it again 💀

[@rush3r975]

I’m not a fan of his but bro got jumped😂

[@samJack-ys8zv]

All his between the leg highlights are sick n i love most guys that play hard but ive come notice he literally never answers the bell

[@zachlesk5685]

@@samJack-ys8zvyou’ve never watched him play then. Why is Tkachuk gonna waste his time we low line scrubs when he fights top tier guys drags them into the game. You know if he was on your team you’d love him (even tho you’ll never admit it)

[@Mr.Pants45]

Dude, he'd kick your ass with 1 hand behind his back.

[@beaver_warrior]

@@zachlesk5685 stop glazing bro it’s embarrassing

[@svenbecker6185]

Hischier is Third man into a fight. This should be a game Miscounduct for Hischier. This is a Clean hit!

[@jizzaymz]

Call me old school but that was a 2 min roughing on NJ & that's it. Tkachuk's hit was clean, the puck was in the vicinity of the play and he did not charge at Nico. The Devil's response is what warrants the only penalty IMO

[@yoholmes273]

Hit to the head is illegal in hockey

[@waynehopkins6145]

You obviously don't play hockey..

[@HPxG323]

​@@waynehopkins6145 The guy talking and saying its clean hit is PK Subban. He has played more hockey on higher level than anyone in this comments section.

[@016wqx08]

Old school hockey this is a luv tap.

[@Jorma___]

That's a weird call. Hischier was literally touching the puck while Tkachuk made the hit. Hischier even dropped the gloves and didn't get even a 2? What the hek. Should have been 2min for Tkachuk, 2 min for devils number 71 and 2min for Hischier and powerplay for Cats

[@Mike___Honcho]

the refs have been known to send a message to players or teams through uneven calls. if that were happening here, i would think that message to MT was to knock it off or you're going to be sitting all night.

[@justinmiller5660]

@@Mike___Honcho knock off the clean hits? what message could they be sending? if you land another clean hit against the team I have money on ill give you a 10 and a game? or maybe, I don't like the fact that Florida has 2 teams that have won the cup so I just going to make shit up against them. i really want to know what message is send for giving 4 mins to a player who landed a clean hit then got jumped for it by 2 players...

[@Mike___Honcho]

@ the referee and the devils players unanimously thought that MT had done something wrong here. they are the best in the world at what they do, and they all felt that MT delivered a hit worth a penalty or some extra response. they have all been involved with hockey for their entire lives, maybe 20 years or more, yet, justin knows best ! justin, you are entitled tp your opinion, but it is just a spectacular coincidence that almost every hockey fan in florida doesn't know squat about hockey. it's OK. you probably never skated in your life and a you learned your hockey from florida announcers, who have to dumb it down for you guys. you think you know what you are talking about, but you don't.

[@justinmiller5660]

@Mike___Honcho i played in the ECHL. But I'm sure an armchair pro like yourself knows more. What level did you make it to peewee? And you're right, NHL, ref have never gotten it wrong, right? There has never been a video review that has ever overturned a call, right? I know it's difficult, but try to pull your head out of your ass and watch the replay. Neither ref was watching the hit. The near ref was turning, and the far ref doesn't watch the play close to the near ref. But using the reaction of the opposing team as proof just shows how incredibly stupid you are, as if no team has ever embellished to get a call. Do you even watch hockey? The refs called a penalty because they thought something was bad yet ignored one of the two players that jumped Tkachuk.. Austin Matthews was born in AZ, guess he doesn't know anything about hockey because of where he's from right? Shane Gobsibare was born in Florida, guess he doesn't know anything either. Please do yourself a favor and stop while you're behind.

[@jiml5837]

What ever happened to the "Second Man In" penalty? Being 2nd man in is the most shameful thing you can do on the ice, used to see 5 min major back in the day. Now its so common? Should be automatic 5 major automatic.

[@GBarium]

Shoulder to the head: clean hit. Good to know

[@chronabisspotsmoke]

it is all about the principle point of contact. To me it looks like he gets him in the logo first. He just ends up hitting the head with the follow through.

[@jimmathews2275]

New to the game I see. Shoulder to head is a penalty. Go back to your legos.

[@GBarium]

@ no shit retard

[@firefighterphi149]

And he wonders why people try and end his career

[@Transforming2024]

Devil know they need some raid when Tkachuk is near.

[@waynehopkins6145]

Yeah, like DDT

[@Murph_.]

Yeah, give Nico credit for going after Tkachuk AFTER his teammate already had him tied up. What bravery!

[@alexmorales1419]

I want to see the Devils goalie jumping in the scrum too and hope the Panthers goalie fights with the Devils goalie.

[@BeNards33]

Oof.. Bobrovsky would get throttled by Markstrom

[@tbd3058]

Bobrovsky wasn’t in the net. Knight was

[@snfriedm]

all I want in life is a goalie fight

[@danielrozzi3276]

Sorry NJ fans. Great hit. Don’t skate with your head down.

[@waynehopkins6145]

Dirty hit, bud...what are you watching? Check out another sport like wrestling...

[@patrickbrown6337]

Thank you experts no penalty there.. you proved my point Three blind mice,

[@teeem1650]

Gotta love this announcer trying to justify the hit

[@sachinruparelia]

100% legal. NHL needs to grow a pair

[@HannesFar]

So jumping in a elbow is ok

[@remo2708]

“As long as the elbow doesn’t hit the face, clean hit”….. what? Hit to the head and leaves his feet. Penalty.

[@snad265]

Why wasn't Hishier assessed a Game Misconduct for Third-Man-In?

[@davids7943]

Like father like sons...

[@andrewborody]

His dad would actually drop the gloves

[@eds032456]

He left his feet to make the clean hit. Brutal.

[@duanemann9182]

you leave your feet and it is a charge .. end of story..

[@zachlesk5685]

Left his feet after the contact clean hit no penalty

[@dereksnively7692]

So many soft ppl now.

[@Logoned]

Clean hit puzzy call by ref. Next they're gonna start calling for giving A LOOK!

[@ladygamer9880]

Clean hit. Tkachuck lives rent free in so many heads, thats why I love him!!!

[@waynehopkins6145]

You obviously do not play hockey, or if you do, not much of a player, but a rabid fan who likes dirty players...good for you, dude!

[@faysamcface7872]

Say what you will about Chucky and those oven mitts never coming off, but the boy does his job to perfection.

[@xtraplayer7281]

Tkachuk should not have been penalized.

[@gilmore3322]

it was interference learn the game and elbow to the head zoom in Moron

[@justinditzler4168]

Ok would've cried like a baby had he been hit like that lmao "clean hit"

[@markjancze4342]

Hischier dropped his gloves, should have went to the box as well for roughing, also should have been an instigator on the Devil player who came in defense of Hischier. Florida should have on the power play. Bad call all the way around.

[@МахмудовБахриддин-е2о]

New Jersey champion 24/25❤️💪

[@greg33770]

Thats good old school hockey ! We need more of this in hockey.....otherwise it's boring !

[@xtraplayer7281]

That thumbnail pic though…. I call it “Hockey in a nutshell”

[@cake2621]

Can you post Raddysh rocking Koepke

[@mikes7446]

No

[@yakivpopavich]

@@mikes7446 Why not?, it was an awesome hit and clean as a whistle. Was glad to see no call made on it.

[@daviddunning8357]

I’m no Tkachuk fan but two on one isn’t right.

[@waynethera2712]

Great, two guys in my slumping hockey pool going at it.

[@thomasverrillo1474]

tkachuk is always taking cheap shots and then cowarding out. someone needs to put him out for the season

[@richardgeorge3136]

He left his feet...total dirty hit.

[@joebagodonuts3040]

Hockey is the greatest sport invented !! Nowhere else can you square off and actually fist fight and the only Penalty is a 5 minute rest !! Gotta love it !!

[@user-ru8ks2zx7e]

High hit to instant turtle. What a goof he is. He's a rat. Hope Mcdermid makes him answer for that......but he will run and hide from it. Interference is the call, so the puck was not played by him. Just a dirty hit by a typical jackass.

[@thegreatestfinesser2338]

Ya Tkachuk haters are crazy 😅😅 da man plays hard I can respect dat

[@gordtaylor4621]

Justice will be served at some point…

[@saschaganser9671]

I wait the day, and i still think of Kassians finest moment when he ragdolled Turtle over the ice.

[@garys2157]

@@saschaganser9671 Oh that pillar of honesty and justice, the same POS that cracked open Sam Gagner jaw open with his stick then taunted the scared oiler players, the same one who had the car crash with the intoxicated teen girls in his car, while loaded up with cocaine, the same guy who kicked Erik Cernak with his skate, the same guy who trying to learn good traits form the Hells angels. Tkachuk not give you any candy when you came to his door on Halloween?

[@KFARR]

13 should also be on the box

[@joshuabrunk6672]

I wish the wings had a player like tkachuk

[@sabastian151]

People hate him because he causes a disturbance to the other team but everyone needs him on their team for that reason. I'd love to have him here in the D

[@richardenriquez8449]

Nico was set up like a bowling pin. STRIKE!

[@windycityblackhawks]

Good clean hit

[@Rover19666]

Upchuk is a dangerous, filthy player and if the NHL was not more concerned about selling tickets as opposed to protecting players he would be punished

[@justinmiller5660]

for a clean hit. if you were less concerned about hating someone more than the rules you could see what you just said is retarded.

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

Devils fan, need I remind you of Scott Stevens? Pot and kettle?

[@Sarando1]

Matt’s feet left the ground AFTER the hit. Anitnwas a good hit. Not interference because the puck was touched. Pore reffing.