This all makes way more sense now

To start game 5 with the cup in the building, news broke pre game that the Florida Panthers number 1 player Matthew Tkachuk would be out for the game. With their season on the line, you knew it had to be bad and now we know, it was. We saw Tkachuk make some huge hits these playoffs, but in game 3 of the Stanley cup final, the favour was returned when Kolesar rocked Tkachuk with a great open ice hit after which, Tkachuk was noticeably shook taking a stumble to get up and while he scored the game tying goal to push OT in game 3, game 4 was tough. He reportedly needed help from brother Brady just to be able to get out of bed. Well, after the Vegas Golden Knights took game 5, Paul Maurice came out post game and shared what was really going on.. Matthew Tkachuk was playing with a broken sternum. I cover this and more in todays NHL hockey video
#hockey #nhl #highlights #nhlplayoffs #tkachuk #floridapanthers

[@nextmanupNMU]

NHL players are as tough as they come, but should we be glorifying playing with serious injuries? Or is it just part of the game? Let me know your thoughts!

[@tsaageotrimm]

i think the amount of serious injuries some players had, they should have not played.

[@shinyuta]

@@tsaageotrimm in the most important point in the NHL careers? I don't think any players would even be willing to do that until it gets to the point where they physically couldn't play.

[@mrgreen4688]

part of the game. NHL is different. having a broken foot or sternum and playing is not the same as playing with a concussion. if players want to play, let them. I have no doubt Tkachuk would have sat earlier if this was regular season, but this is the SCF and there’s no tomorrow.

[@narmac01]

The Panthers wanted to intimidate all their competition with excessive hitting etc,,almost to the point of bullying. They got back exactly what they gave out in this series and the previous ones. Kudos to the Knights!! Hockey is a hard, tuff sport. It makes no sense in the rhelm of sportsmanship to injure the competitoin inorder to place a win. The Florida style of hockey almost reached to the low level of the Phillies in their hayday!,, This final should have been smart fast entertaining hockey. Paul Maurice's coaching for this type of hockey failed his Florida fans and himself,,,all these injuries should be expected when encountering an equally formidable opponent!

[@user-gr6ll7ql6y]

They're adults, provide them the information and let them make their own choices. People put their lives at risk for less every day. If someone wants to risk serious pain for the rest of their life to have chance at the cup, that's on them. It's life and no one should tell you how to live it.

[@peater7154]

Here is the injury list for the FLA panthers Gudas: High ankle sprain 6-8wks Tkachuk: broken sternum 2-3mo Barkov: swollen knee 3-4wks Ekblad: Broken foot, torn oblique, shoulder issues 2-3mo Luostarinen: leg injury 4-6wks Bennett: undisclosed upper body Montour: undisclosed upper body

[@vaxokoko]

Well, it’s how they play that’s how they pay

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

But I'm not sure what any of this has to do with making another run next year. The longest recovery time on the list is "2-3 months". Tough break for the affected players on a human level, but that still means that they should be recovered and ready before or soon after next fall's training camps start.

[@zillatattoo]

and? everyone has injuries, no excuses only lack of depth.

[@raze5346]

​@@zillatattoohe wasnt making excuses... its just a fact lighten up

[@mikedisher30]

What about Anthony Duclair? There must have been something wrong with him too

[@davenewton7999]

It's inspiring that he was able to lift his stick high enough to get it around Pietroangelo's neck.

[@wikoli-kuloloniele-kapalam2779]

Ikr! The irony😂

[@jplant1414]

Based on what Paul Maurice said, this is an SC (sternoclavicular) joint injury. Depending on the details of the injury, it can be quite scary. The clavicle stabilizes and protects. Behind the clavicle are major complexes of nerves and blood vessels. If the injury is a full dislocation and the detached head of the clavicle is pushed inwards behind the sternum, or if the clavicle itself is broken proximally (i.e., close to the sternum), there's a danger of secondary injuries (like internal bleeding) that can actually be life-threatening. Pretty clear that it wasn't one of these worst-case scenarios, but even so, I'm very surprised that the Panthers' medical team cleared him to play on.

[@thesmithseh2667]

probably did everything to not get xrayed after game 3. After game 4 he couldn't get out of bed, and after being dressed by the team for game 4. The cat was out of the bag. He wasn't ever playing game 5.

[@Jmulvez]

its not every day you get to play in the cup finals. you gotta feel horrible for the guy. it shows just how badly they wanted it

[@danielhouse1053]

I think I speak for most true hockey fans when I say “ Who gives a shit”

[@tigergamming]

OK thANKS Dougie Howser!

[@joeyparm9887]

Soft.. Patrice Bergeron played with ten times more injuries. SOFT

[@Baneslayer]

Nice to see him get his ass handed to him.

[@ronproietti6050]

Tkchuck ran around taking cheap shots at players all playoffs long,,,was so nice to see him taken out !! Live by the sword and DIE by the sword,,,at least he's not Turtle man any longer !!

[@jcoats5529]

Not sure what team you're a fan of but you'd love to javelin him

[@FPGY3]

Just like every year. The losing team using all the injuries as an excuse, while the winning team keep it a little more on the low cause, well… they got a cup. Now. Should they be gloryfied? No, doesn’t matter if it’s professional hockey or a stay at home mom, if you’re injured, do your best to recover as safely as possible. And if you really want to man up and show how tough you are, stay humble no matter the outcome.

[@brob-zy8zi]

I used to work on a frac crew. One night I snapped by distal biceps tendon. It only hurt some for a second or two and my biceps just felt crampy after that. I didn't even know that I ruptured it. Although I heard it, the reported pain is said to be agonizing. For whatever reason it just didn't really hurt. I wanted to keep working but they made me stop for the night. The next morning it was apparent what happened after I got my winter gear off. A😮 doctor confirmed it to the disbelief of everyone because that injury is supposed to be very very painful. All I noticed was a slight decrease in strength. Within 2 days my entire forearm on the bottom was black, blue and red from my wrist to my elbow joint. My point is maybe they should be stopping players with injuries from playing. Just because it's not agonizing pain doesn't mean it isn't serious. I was used to soreness, busted fingers, pain and aches etc so it was just in my nature to think "meh, it's not bad" and try to work through it. Many athletes in contact sports are the same. They're always sore and busted up.

[@jtotheroc]

Yeah looks like Tkachuk finally ran into the one player who finally got sick of him being a douchebag, Keegan Kolesar. Tkachuk has checked Eichel, then attempted to strangle Petro with his stick....while Petro was facing him. Kolesar checked Tkachuk so hard he broke his sternum. So I don't think Florida will see Tkachuk for an extended period of time. Fixing a broken sternum is almost the same as open heart surgery. When surgeons suture up the split sternum, they use some very big curved needles, and no rust suture wire. Then they have to suture a pad on top that gets reabsorbed by the body itself.

[@bbsss99]

Everyone got hurt running into big, tall vegas players. You love to see it.

[@turnerjazz7872]

100% yes teams needs to protect players from themselves more than they do. The "mystique" we give to players doing this should go away. These guys are causing themselves to have life long complications by playing through things that should be treated asap. Just imagine if Tkachuk took another similar hit while already injured. That could have been the end of his career. Not worth it for the toughness points.

[@turnerjazz7872]

Just to be clear, when it's playing through pain, then yes, that's toughness and they deserve lots of credit for that because hockey is a tough sport. I'm talking about playing through a real injury like this where there's a serious risk of making in significantly worse by playing anyway. In a case like this, the team should not have let Tkachuk play game 4 because they want him back next season and the one after that and so on.

[@bigdaddyd6592]

@@turnerjazz7872 You'd be willing to tell one of the leaders of your team, who helped put you in a position to win the cup, that he can no longer make the decision whether or not he is willing to put his body on the line to win the very thing he worked his entire life for? He's a grown man and that is 100% his decision.

[@TritonGamezYT]

​@@bigdaddyd6592 Yes. The team pays him, they can/should be able to hold these guys out from life changing injuries.

[@Tre16]

Guess the turtle should have kept his head up hey? He fucked around and found out.

[@danielhouse1053]

And who protects players from a stick swinging jerk like Matthew Tkachuck. Nobody should feel the least bit sorry for him, he got exactly what he deserved

[@shinyuta]

as a vgk fan, thats crazy that tkachuk even got on the ice with a broken/cracked sternum, respect to him. I could never imagine doing normal things let alone playing a professional sport in that state. Ig it makes sense tho since these are the most important moments in any NHL players careers.

[@adamleblanc5294]

The trick is to get dosed with the harshes painkillers known to man.

[@markelscott100]

Eckblad played with a broken foot and had tore both his shoulders and he got a playoff goal

[@Interior_Crocodile_Alligator]

Steroids + painkillers

[@joanneogley4874]

And yet Tkafuck was still able to rag doll Petro with his stick around his neck, he’s a loose cannon, ask drew doughty and many others who he’s intentionally injured what they think of him. I’m sure they are smiling 😅

[@thespeculum785]

@@joanneogley4874 Maybe soccer is more your speed? It’s a great sport, give it a shot.

[@antkemp]

Kolesar hit was a thing of beauty

[@pixseedustaerialimaging8191]

Kolesar’s new nickname; The Sternumator

[@iancruickshank9287]

It's interesting how a team (Owners, management, and coaches) can turn a blind eye during the playoffs and let the players decide how to deal with their injuries but when it's the off-season or regular season they have all kinds of opinions.

[@DontExpecTooMuch]

When you can taste it.. priorities change.

[@chibinecco1981]

​@@DontExpecTooMuchehh, not necessarily. I'm thinking of Jack Eichel when he was with the sabers. I think it was either day before or day OF his surgery to deal with a pretty debilitating neck injury, the team said "actually, no, you can't have that" and he had to wait several months and a trade before he was able to get treatment.

[@DontExpecTooMuch]

@@chibinecco1981 the sabres made a cup run with Eichel?

[@chibinecco1981]

@@DontExpecTooMuch they didn't! But they still wouldn't let him take charge of his own medical care.

[@DontExpecTooMuch]

@@chibinecco1981 yeah they own him and he wasn’t about to help them make a run.. They wanted to get rid of him and didn’t want to deal with the surgery. They weren’t making a run for the cup when he got injured. It wasn’t like he tried to play and was told no. Entirely different circumstances.

[@Mike___Honcho]

a broken sternum doesn't make sense considering the context. a complete fracture would be impossible to play with, as he would need to be immobilized entirely. even a partial fracture is super dangerous because if he got hit again, a piece of bone could pierce his heart. no trainer or doctor would clear him to play with that injury. either it is something different or they aren't telling the truth. it could be a lot of things, but if not a fracture of some kind, it could be a collapsed or bruised lung.

[@yawkster]

There's 3 separate bones that make up the sternum. Read more into the details of his injury. Also, the trainers weren't aware of the fracture until afterwards.

[@FPSWordle]

I liked this Florida team. If my hometown team wasn't playing them in the Final I would have been rooting for them for sure.

[@taylormay420rodgers]

Bull*hit 😅

[@taesaes701]

Panthers were dirty as hell and the fans were some of the worst in sports. Throwing garbage and fake rats on the ice from a loss is just so gross and abhorrent behavior. And anyone who thinks “the refs screwed us” is an idiot and only needs to look at all the stats. Vegas simply outplayed panthers. Also panthers were I think zero for thirteen in power plays. They were simply outclassed and out played.

[@zoloftsucks-archive7608]

The Panthers were disgusting POS

[@deloribus]

@@taesaes701 same with oilers fans though

[@taesaes701]

@@deloribus Don’t care what team does this kind of behavior… I used to be a die hard Canucks fan as well but hey, riot! The main reason I stopped being a fan of the Canucks though is because of the entire management and what they did to Boudreaux.

[@adambeady8819]

Is it not karma that he tried to injure a fair few people only to end up injured himself

[@martyjames9368]

Yes it is a bit of karma 😅

[@jimlanpheer5281]

To win the Cup definitely leaves a mark on your team - both good and bad. Last year, Sam Girard suffered a broken sternum in the playoffs as well. He wanted to keep playing but the Avs' trainers wouldn't let him. Maurice mentions that they're gonna have a tough time even making the playoffs next year, which hits close to home. The Avalanche never were able to get even close to fully healthy this season and it took a late season push to even make the playoffs. It's the price of going for the Cup!

[@vegasrenie]

Thanks for sharing the details. We cheered for the Avs last year in Vegas, by the way. No parade, but that's understandable. 😉

[@lordbraunschweiger7814]

VGK fan.... those dudes were warriors for playing with major injuries.... Much respect!!

[@MOW262]

Holy shit ok. You're real. So I've been needing to ask: Do you feel the corruption Bettman employed when you think of your team? How much extra you paid to have less players protectable? How Bettman FORCED the narrative that begas has no chance and isn't stacked af and just has a normal chance like anyone else? You guys don't get snow, either. I'm wondering: Do you even have kid fans who one day want to play on your team? Do you they practice in the desert? I have many more questions.

[@vegasrenie]

The first question about Bettman is just silly. It's leading and irrelevant. Especially since Vegas has just completed their sixth season with only six original players. The expansion process used to develop Vegas is the exact same one used in Seattle for the Kraken. I believe that's why they made it into the playoffs in their second season. It's a winning formula because there is no use in having a new team that can't win or draw in people. We do get snow. Not a lot, admittedly, but if you paid attention you would see that we get a surprising amount of snow because we are high desert, not low desert. For instance, we are in the high Mojave desert where it is not unusual to get snow anywhere from November through February. Occasionally March. In the higher elevations around Mt. Charleston, there could be snow through June. And there was, on June 7th, to be exact. This year, we had a surprising amount of snow because of the unusual precipitation on the West Coast.

[@MOW262]

@@vegasrenie "No use for a new team unless they make money." Yeah, Bettman isn't interested in growing hockey. He wants money, and is willing to make any new team hyper competitive, not just give them a fair shake and let them work for those first 6 years to earn a playoff spot and MAYBE get into later rounds. A team that starts out of nowhere, literally from scratch, and ventures to the last rounds of the playoffs for years in a row until they eventually win it on their 6th year? Bro I'm from CO but what the fuck about St. Louis? Them finally getting a cup was legend BECAUSE OF THE STRUGGLE. Bettman is ruining the status quo for money. It's a completely relevant question. The only compliment I can possibly offer is that at least he kept the formula for Seattle. Would have rather he WENT BACK TO THE RULES FOR ALL OTHER TEAMS THAT JOINED (Dallas, etc), but at least he's headstrong? Teams are NOT supposed to get to the playoffs round two their second fucking year, and Stanley cup winners after 6. You short sited folk only care about sparkles and fireworks, I swear. The entire league doesn't favor this method as it literally can erase a decade or MORE of hard work by teams like the Wild to get to the playoffs. Maybe spend money on getting us on espn, or closing shit teams THEN opening new franchises. This "buy competitiveness" is corrupt to me. So the answer is no, btw, you get no snow really. 4.19 inches of rain on average and POINT FUCKING zero three inches (000000.03 inches) of snow on average yearly. You should quit listing mountainous regions like that makes up any reasonable portion of where your fanbase lives/where your state's economy functions. I live in Colorado so stop, Buffalo NY exists and you literally likely have never experienced heavy snow and for sure unlikely you've skated a pond. If you like hockey, move to a hockey town. Hockey towns are such because of the fucking fanbase. Dropping gd teams in a desert is a show of greed. That's your team. Greed. You waste my time each game we visit with your fuckoff pageantry. Prayers for your demise.

[@vegasrenie]

@@MOW262 Salty much? The only part of your rant that I agree with is to shut down the shitty teams and give the expansion system room to grow. Of course it's about money. Do you think that somebody is going to go through all of the work to open an expansion team for, what? The fun of it? That is not a surprise. It seems that you are saying that newer teams shouldn't try as much because a lot of older teams haven't won. Either ever or not recently. What kind of logic is that? If the old system didn't allow teams to hit the ground running, then who's fault is that? If the new system allows teams like Vegas and Seattle to become immediately competitive, then it is what it is. I don't see the problem. In addition, there are a lot of reasons why teams aren't making it. Either they're not paying for the talent they need, they are depending upon questionable reasons to not get the people they need (and I acknowledge that sometimes it's the luck of the draw), or their fanbase, such as it is, can't support the team to be able to afford the talent they need. I don't see what that has to do with the expansion system. Maybe you can enlighten me. We get snow. ish. And I already said it wasn't a lot of snow for crissakes. We are not Colorado. Thank goodness because I am allergic to blizzards. I'm originally from Pennsylvania, and my first hockey game was during the Flyers first Stanley Cup run in the 70s, so I'm not exactly a newbie. I already know what "real" snow is and I know how hockey works as well. So like it or not, even if it's repulsive to you and you think it's the most disgusting and corrupt thing ever, Vegas is a hockey town. It has been for a few years now. There are people here from literally all over the United States, and there are always hometown jerseys along with Knights jerseys during games. The fact that we are a draw, people are coming here for vacation anyway, and the hockey team is deeply beloved - our history is something the rest of the hockey world just doesn't understand - may irritate people but that's the simple facts. The Avs will be here in the fall. You need to come to a Knights game and wear an Avs jersey. I guarantee that you will be poked fun at but it will be good natured. There are too many of us from too many other places to take that seriously. The hardest part for me? Trying to decide who to cheer for when the Flyers are in town.

[@mrhonda1]

Love seeing him get rocked. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. 😂

[@mrhonda1]

@@PolarBearPredator nah, never been much into the Flames.

[@niels1236]

He should of been more aware that he had a bullseye on him after his hit on Eichel

[@avjake]

Making it to the cup finals makes for one VERY long season.

[@avjake]

Bruins should be rested up.

[@DM-xo9nc]

Not that it would ever happen, but I've always wanted to see Rounds 1 and 2 be five game series'. I'd rather see relatively healthy players competing for the cup, not just a bunch of bashed up guys and 'may the least beat up team win'.

[@vgshwk]

I don’t feel sorry for the guy whatsoever in fact you could say it was Khama.

[@BurtTurbo]

no, you couldn't say that, cause Khama was the first president of Botswana. You mean Karma.

[@justdynee]

The Golden Knights are fast and big and tough. 13 pounds average bigger than the rest of the league. You gon play tough watch out who you're playing. Hague is 6 foot 6, 230 pounds. Kolesar who crunched Tkachuk is 6 foot 2, 220 pounds. Pietreangelo 6 foot 3, 220 pounds. Vegas' biggest hitter is one of the smaller guys Barbashev at 6 foot 1, 205 pounds.

[@turnerjazz7872]

This is exactly why the Bruins were destined to fail in the playoffs. They were an extremely skilled team with a very good system but as soon as the refs swallowed their whistles for playoff hockey they were not big or tough enough to survive. They have agitators (although Marchand was on his best behavior with Bergeron mostly out) but not enforcers.

[@justdynee]

@@turnerjazz7872 I stand on my head and do yoga when I watch playoffs. Course I'm drunk as a skunk.

[@nuudelz3711]

It’s all Kessel weight. The man inhales cheeseburgers

[@justdynee]

@@nuudelz3711Yes, you like Cheeseburgers? Mine has to have real cheddar or white cheese. No fake Kraft. And real Heinz Ketchup and mayo. Only French's mustard.

[@vegasrenie]

@@nuudelz3711Correction: he inhales hot dogs!! 😅

[@Divionist]

Weren't the VGK players taller and heavier than the Panthers too? Maybe the Panthers trying to get physical with em caused or worsened those injuries because they're exerting more energy to knock em around. Also, the other way around too with the VGK's except maybe not as much or severe injuries.

[@vegasrenie]

Only two players, Jonathan Marchessault at 5'9" and Phil Kessel at 5'11" are under 6 feet on Vegas. Nick Hague is 6'6" and everybody else varies down to about 6 feet after that. So yeah. Big guys who are also hella fast!

[@wikoli-kuloloniele-kapalam2779]

That's what happens when Pathers play dirty, they can't bully the guys bigger than them! And VGK was too smart to NOT play with their dirty tricks!

[@NiuhiNui]

Goodness. Thanks for posting.

[@BakoSooner]

I'm not an avid hockey fan, but the few games I saw during the playoffs confirmed what I've been told by other avid hockey fans. Tkachuk is a physical and dirty player. He got what he deserved. And I also saw that the panther players were whiny sore losers bent on hurting opponents instead of winning games. I'm so glad that the better (in talent and class) team won the Stanley cup.

[@lancesinger4496]

You live by the sword u die by the sword

[@jlp7184]

After Chuk laid out Eichel, you knew it was a matter of time he was gonna get his. Vegas was a bigger, more physical team. Bad aggressive strategy by the Panthers...they ended up on their backs after 9 out of 10 fights. Knights could've EASILY taken this game deep into Fight Town USA..but they didn't. They had hellified strikers all over that team...didn't need to make it dirty like the Panthers were trying

[@kylekuhn4116]

Eichel tripped into Tkachuk bro. Did you watch the replay and pretend that it was Tkachuk doing an illegal hit?

[@Murdokk73]

@@kylekuhn4116 you must be new. Eichel toe picked while getting his head off the line. The hit was violent but clean. Saying he tripped into the hit is absurd.

[@elliottryan13]

Chuk is always gonna have a target on his back. It's just the way he plays. I know it's hockey, but I wish we could watch 2 HEALTHY teams fight for The Cup, not the he's had a tib/fib fracture since the 1st round.

[@bobsmith6544]

You guys can cry all you want; but the OP statement is spot on.

[@jlp7184]

@@kylekuhn4116 get a new eye glasses prescription

[@randallanderson1632]

A true competitor will go out and try to play _no matter what_ . That's literally true. Sometimes that frame-of-mind comes off as nothing but stupidity. One morning when I was in high school I fell off a ladder and broke my arm. I hid it from my parents because I had a baseball game that afternoon. I show up to play and could not catch with my broken arm. I could swing a bat with only one arm. Instead of sending me out onto the field, the coach sent me to the emergency room. That was 50 years ago. Looking back on it, I'm not sure how I feel about that attitude; idiotic or tough? Maybe both.

[@randallanderson1632]

@criddlexd Same thing as I experienced. A need to play, to not let teammates down, etc.

[@wildgoobsid5]

Yes at some point management has to step in and stop players from injuring themselves further. So many sad stories of hockey players after they retire. It’s not worth it.

[@turnerjazz7872]

Exactly.

[@brucemorton7787]

how was he allowed to play with an injury like that?

[@richardthompson6366]

Playing hurt can be inspiring but it can also be selfish if you are taking the place of someone who may be able to contribute.

[@beerdo]

if they were able to contribute, they'd have been out there in the first place

[@ericmills9839]

At least they kept him out of game 5. I remember Tyler Johnson playing in the final with a badly broken hand. He was so useless, still trying to take face offs…triplet line was good but anybody healthy would have been better in the lineup.

[@brentgabel3660]

This is one of the few intelligent comments here. If you can't play the way you are expected to play then don't. You're not helping your team. That being said.........some players can tough it out depending on the injury. Need to do cost/benefit.

[@vegasrenie]

Which is exactly what I think happened with the Bruins. They were easily beat up by the Panthers because too many people were playing hurt instead of having just about anybody healthy out there. What a waste.

[@franko1467]

Hokey players are bad ass is. Thanks for a great year of hockey. Looking forward to next year all Ready. Have a grate summer ✌️

[@redfive5856]

Kolesar finally did what Drew Doughty has been unable to do

[@JezelJordan]

I can't stand Tkachuk, but I have to admit that it's largely because he's so damn good. He's that guy that you hate but would love to have on your team.

[@user-zw9qu1eq2e]

You just hate him a little less when he's on your team.😂

[@theeoarsman921]

After the way he was trying to injure players by swinging his stick in game 4 I'd be embarrassed to have him on my team, he's as dirty as they get.

[@JezelJordan]

@@theeoarsman921 I totally agree, I hate the way he plays the game. Then he scores a ton of goals and dominates so many games and I hate him even more, but kind of wish my weak ass team had someone who could dominate like that

[@davidgreen3001]

@@criddlexd By far and everybody should agree with what you said.

[@Jelsick]

I'm from Minnesota, and I would love to have him on our team. He has an edge to him sure, and he pushes the boundaries, but to have a "goon" that can get 100 points+ in a season and carry a team in the playoffs, priceless

[@theeoarsman921]

Kolesar rocked him like a hurricane!!! Stop making excuses for the dirty Panties!!!

[@rrundle4]

Acting like the knights aren’t dirty as well

[@mattwelch2470]

Them boys got heart.

[@wm9312]

The guy who coached my step son in Bantam AAA was drafted by L.A. and played in the minors for 2 years. He only played 2 years because he told his wife that's all he would do then move on because he didn't't want to be riding busses. A friend he made in the minors, wouldn't give up and played 10 years in the minors with a couple of cups of coffee in Pittsburg. His friend retired and joined the Edmonton Fire Department. By the time he was 40, he could hardly get out of bed and stand up because his knees were shot.

[@mrt5342]

Is there a corresponding video highlighting the injuries Vegas was playing with...?🤷‍♂️ Secondly, if you play more of a physical game, versus actual hockey, you've signed that waiver and take your lumps as they come...

[@rustylayton9118]

Brutal!!!! Gotta love hockey players

[@jeffhockey5163]

Karma for Chucky!!

[@davidteovogel3482]

I can't stand the guy but wow. I've been to the ER for far less. The toughness if NHL players never fails to amaze me. Between Tkachuck and Morgan Barron these playoffs alone the toughness has blown me away.

[@OmgKyo]

He plays dirty, and got what he deserved. God bless

[@jcoats5529]

God? Fuk that

[@jpizzle20]

I would love a video highlighting all the years past where the losing Stanley Cup team had the rightful MVP on it

[@adambeady8819]

Bobrovski is the only choice and I agree

[@lkgrave4959]

I know that we expect NHL Players to play through serious injuries but he should have been benched for the rest of the series. How the hell did the Panthers Medical Staff allow him to continue?

[@vegasrenie]

Rich Peverley essentially died of a cardiac arrest on the Dallas bench in 2013. According to the players, once he was brought back, he seemed to be slightly confused as to why he could not continue to play. They canceled the game and he went off for additional surgery and never returned to play. CARDIAC ARREST!!! And still wanted to play! I know hockey players are tough, but it seems that dying on the bench is taking it a little too far, don't you think?

[@dougaldarcy6463]

Panthers said time and time again they play a tough physical game, hitting hard. They might not get the injuries each time, but it adds to the wear and tear, so its not surprising. They run the risk when they take this strategy , if you want to play this way, vs skill, its a risk in the playoffs esp if you have a longer run and can lose your key players. Thats something they have to live with and their choice. But Vegas played smart and better. BTW I am not a Vegas supporter

[@lukem923]

Vegas was definitely the better team but I would have loved to see them face actual adversity with a healthy tkachuk and ekblad

[@williamhager855]

Chuck made himself a target. Too effin bad. He’s a dirty POS

[@HellfireHellesto]

Massive mistake? Lol The NHL didnt make a mistake. The Knights should get a few days after their deries... if the Panthers dont sweep they dont have that long of a break. Cant have yer cake and eat it too. Because the simple fact is most of the injuries that Panthers were incurring were self induced... they were physical and bullied(in a good way) the East on their way to the Final. Then attempted to do the same to a far deeper, healthier and BIGGER team welcoming the hits. So... ya want more health? Well its what got em there... they needed the break cuz they were bruising their way. And her gonna fault the NHL for giving the Knights a standard break following their series LMAO talk about flimsy arguments.

[@psiturbo]

ahhh, that is why Las Vegas won... LMAO 😂 ditto! 🖕

[@kierisylph686]

Result would be the same.

[@kosmicwizard]

Paul has such respect for those men, and they deserve it, unlike the boys in Winnipeg

[@slayermcrx7519]

Florida has nothing to be ashamed about after this run. they made it to the final, albeit lost, but won their first career Stanley cup game. it would've been amazing if they had a little more fight left but they were beat up and couldn't finish it. good performance on them to make it that far and defy the odds stacked on them in each series.

[@danielhouse1053]

They should actually be embarrassed for the way they played. And stop with the excuses they got beat by a team that was twice as good as they were

[@danielhouse1053]

@@criddlexd Vegas was by far the better team. But I can make all the excuses they want but the right team won the Stanley Cup

[@danielhouse1053]

@@criddlexd The only reason Florida got as far as they did was their goaltending

[@danielhouse1053]

@@criddlexd They are a team of punks, and play a dirty game. I’m happy they didn’t win

[@danielhouse1053]

@@criddlexd when you try to injure other players, other players try to injure you. Absolutely nobody feels sorry for Tkachuck.....cept maybe you

[@martinlebreton6391]

The doctors are on the teams payroll. They look out for the team and the players health goes second. Thats a fact.

[@charlisantini3403]

Oh stop. He wouldn't be able to walk with that injury, let alone play hockey. He moved around fine when the media was drooling all over him. The fact is, he didn't show up and his team lost, so they are making excuses to why the guy that got more hype than anyone else, was invisible in the Final

[@dasportsfan2122]

The thing is, they asked for all of these injuries. They did hard hits and they can’t expect not to get hit back

[@adrianfernandez7386]

Because if you don't hit and play soft the other team won't hit you?

[@islowthingsdown]

what

[@thespeculum785]

They asked for these hard hits by signing up to play hockey lol. That’s how the sport works.

[@davidgreen3001]

So by your logic they should have just laid down and gotten rolled over? The other team would have taken it easy on them if they didn't hit back? You're not very smart.

[@dasportsfan2122]

@@adrianfernandez7386 no, they will. I’m talking about huge hits

[@loopscoop]

Bergeron played with a punctured lung Stanley cup 2011

[@iirovaltonen4258]

The team doctor's have the team's best interests in mind, they are not called the players' doctors for a reason.

[@mrp2561]

Hockey...best sport.... the players....the toughest! Wow!

[@zfouleur]

Don't let LeBron tell you their the touchest with their cramps in their legs.

[@mrp2561]

@@zfouleur or a hangnail!

[@MVProfits]

He was playing while seeking to avoid all physical contact. You just knew he was badly hurt! At least the hit he gave Eichel and the one he got were textbook clean. As for the question, it's the finals, I get why you do it. If the Panthers had won it would have been worth it. Now it hurts twice as more...

[@Batchat2352]

A man’s sport

[@yelling3874]

It is completely insane that he played. I wish I had the grit that these guys do, but at the same time, I know that when you keep rolling the dice like this, eventually, something terrible happens. I don't want the wake-up call to be somebody dying.

[@yelling3874]

@@criddlexd dude, we're talking about tkachuk playing with a broken sternum. If he'd taken a blow to the wrong spot, that's his heart and lungs under there. There are plenty of big blood vessels there, too. It would have been easy for his ribs to puncture something. An athlete doesn't need to have a concussion to see the Stanley Cup dangling in front of them and decide to ignore injuries they shouldn't. People in general are pretty quick to do dangerous stuff because they think "oh, I'm good at this, it won't happen to me." And these guys HAVE worked their whole lives to get there, so yeah, there had better be somebody there to say "no, because you're already messed up and if one thing goes wrong, you'll never play again!"

[@luannenickerson8046]

He wouldn't have been hurt in the first place if he wasn't such a dirty player.

[@j0hnny483]

Almost every other sport on earth is shallow compared to hockey. There are very few sports that require the same level of agility, stamina, strength, hand-eye-coordination, and sport sense. In comparison to hockey, sports like baseball, basketball, and soccer are BARELY a sport at all.

[@merlecrandall1709]

I believe it's time shorten the playoff series down to either a best of 3 or 5. It's survival of the fittest to win the Stanley Cup. What other sport that plays this type of tempo and plays that much. Soccer and football play only one game a week.

[@GlobalResistanceCoalition]

The NHL doesn't give a shit! The show must go on!

[@dpall38]

At the risk of sounding biblical, live by the sword die by the sword. Florida advanced to the finals by sheer force. And eventually those hits start to hurt you as well. The modern NHL playoffs are about survival not skill. It is kind of a shame.

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

I've often heard the phrase that the NHL playoffs are "a marathon, not a sprint".

[@unaccompaniedseal4035]

@@jeremykraenzlein5975 Wow what a comment. Are you a philosopher with thoughts that deep?

[@turnerjazz7872]

"survival not skill. It is kind of a shame." I think it's a huge shame. The NHL is a schizophrenic league. The regular season and post season are totally different sports, which only seems normal to hockey fans. It's one of the things that makes it hard for the sport to grow.

[@islowthingsdown]

@@unaccompaniedseal4035 you felt the need to respond to that for some reason

[@unaccompaniedseal4035]

@@islowthingsdown sure did :D

[@olmrgosh1128]

Not for my Vancouver Canucks back they went to the Stanley cup finals against Boston bruins in 2011 . Except for many Matura

[@imulippo5245]

Why is M. Tkatchuk even "using" teethguard when he is not keep it in it's place even when playing?

[@georgepirie2453]

Soother-boy.

[@wurm90125]

Karma.

[@willynorris1739]

Respect for the way these players step up! Almost every other professional league can take note...

[@Tre16]

​@@samrudolph1113boohoo, they make more in a season than most people will make in a lifetime. It's a risk they willingly take

[@michaelb5119]

​@samrudolph1113 it's their choice crybaby. He coulda sat if he felt it was right

[@Beast-mf7br]

@@samrudolph1113 only snowflakes that have never played make comments like yours...stick to competitive knitting.

[@user-ky4mb6ii6f]

Austin Matthew’s sat out with a sore tummy

[@daveandanneatkinson1507]

Honestly, I love the toughness as much as anyone but when it comes to player safety, it appears to not apply in the playoffs. After Tkachuk took that open ice hit and did the Bambi on ice routine, there's NO WAY he shouldn't have been spending some time in the quiet room. If it wasn't the playoffs, not to mention the FINALS, he would have been there. I'd hate to be a medical staff member on one of these teams trying to convince a coach and team owner that their multi-million dollar superstar is seeing stars and can't play even though he says "I'm fine coach, put me in"! Not a nice place to be.

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

I don't even like Tkachuk but you gotta respect his heart. Hockey players, they may not be the biggest, but pound for pound they are the toughest athletes out there.

[@Big7media2011]

I think it would have been the same outcome but a closer game for sure

[@drumcatnau]

It's always been a line. It will always be a line. And no one talks about the lines the winners cross. Just the losers. It's something that has to get better, but there's far too many $millions on the line. That's professional sports. A half-capable injured star is better than the 21st guy that'd be called up.

[@ronbonora7872]

Matt is a warrior. But risking your health to his degree is foolish. Play with the sword you have to wait to be hit by one!

[@perception-reception]

I'm not a fan of either team but really wanted the panthers to win since you know all but one player on the VGK was developed by other NHL teams. Just kinda ridiculous IMO

[@jacksonconley5117]

The Florida Panthers Cinderella run was too good to be true. They should have been eliminated in the first round or never made the playoffs at all.

[@FishermanClay8108]

Not sure*?

[@danv1061]

Guess the physical play kind of backfired.

[@billriordan1489]

Toughest athletes in sports by far

[@robertcop8825]

Playing through injuries is not admirable, it's flat out stupid. There is a problem with the culture of the game and the doing through whatever it takes to win that needs to change. Players need to start being more concerned with their quality of life.

[@DanielDufour-hg4uk]

Wow

[@brendalogan6281]

a shame when a team is only as strong as one man...and a dirty player at that

[@connorwhytock8406]

I've had a broken sternum...it fucken sucked I couldn't move for a week

[@zacharyfett2491]

If it was middle of the season, yeah I gotta think he’s sitting. But the Stanley Cup Finals? That’s a whole different story.

[@BCheeta]

It’s not like it was a fractured jaw or something, a sternum is different

[@bunsw2070]

The SI joint is in the hip. Pretty certain this is an AC joint injury. It's the joint where the clavical joins up with the shoulder. There was a doctor on KZbin explaining it the day after. I don't remember the name of the channel.

[@jplant1414]

No, it's the "SC" joint -- sterno-clavicular -- where the clavicle attaches to the sternum.

[@crede9427]

Nhl has to fix the huge hits, go more european leagues style, and playbon a larger sheet too

[@lindascott2418]

how about bubble wrap as well??

[@michaelb5119]

💅

[@erich84502a]

Didn't know he was injured that bad

[@charlierec3445]

Glad to see the cheap shot team lose big!

[@jackwhite6030]

4 seven game series in a row aint a joke.....Cup of Stanley is the hardest of them all by far......

[@EFO841]

Idk, I'm relatively new to the game, but playing while injured seems like a very unprofessional decision; I defer to the team doctors I suppose, but can you imagine any other job expecting you to come in to work with a broken foot? a broken sternum? Seems unhealthy to me

[@cthumann]

Look, if a Tkachuk is your star player, you’re doomed. Florida lost because A. They didn’t show up and 2. They have 0 discipline, especially Tkachuk. Remember when they needed him most and instead of leading, he took not 1, but 2 game misconducts…in the same game?! Again, if Tkachuk is your star, your team is doomed.

[@gillesgibeault9135]

I prefer a healthy body from the team's depth than injured star .

[@Zach________]

As an islanders fan im more amazed that the panthers said what injury was. Fuckin lou lamorillo is the most insecure man in the world always has to be in position of power

[@mrkoolio4475]

Upchuck and that mouthpiece…..nobody tells him he looks like a child?

[@jcoats5529]

Lots of players do that. Mc David, the best in the NHL

[@mrkoolio4475]

@@jcoats5529 No nobody constantly has it out of her mouth as soon as the players over he has it out of his mouth the whole time he’s on break it looks ridiculous he’s the only one that acts like a child

[@kidt3068]

They’ll be back

[@cdncitizen4700]

Live by the sword... die by the sword. For all Tkachuk's bragging about "keep your head up, or else" ... he didn't live up to his own advice. Maybe if the Panthers stuck to hockey, instead of opportunistic "drilling the other guy just cuz", there wouldn't be so much retribution against their goonish players.

[@maxsharp9807]

Lol y’all act like they somehow magically appeared in the cup final just by “drilling the other guy cuz”. They by far had the best mentality out of all the teams and even though they might not have had the best talent on paper, every player on the team was contributing and putting up their best efforts and unfortunately it wasn’t enough. By far one of the toughest roads to winning a cup I’ve ever seen but they defied all odds and the injuries caught up to them. Great run panthers, if you played Vegas earlier in the playoffs I think you guys could’ve had them but exhaustion and injuries definitely take a toll.

[@bretdodger9869]

Tkachuk led the panthers "goon squad" by his after whistle non sense. It was obvious they were trying to take out Pietrangelo (see videos of Lomborg attempting to take out his legs, AFTER the play). Along with Bennett, Montour and Gudas (Goonas), this goon brigade got away with their thuggery, until this series. It looks good on their coach and all of them. Btw, I am NOT a Vegas fan, but this made me one, congrats Knights!!

[@cdncitizen4700]

@@maxsharp9807 Awesome run - full points for their "all in" strategy... but point is, their reliance on penalty balancing and physical play caught up to them... fact!

[@Miafunfactory]

Talk with that same energy when we get TOM WILSON

[@chillywilly61]

bruh this was hockey and still is 10 years ago, just look at all the butt hurt people even after they lost lmao yall need to get a life

[@sparkyguitar0058]

Just some crazy stuff from my memory. Gordie Howe played a entire finals series with a broken foot. Tape the skate on with heavy type of tape and send him out. Darren McCarty took a Puck to his face, went in the dressing room, got 7 stitches in his mouth and finished the period. Now that's nuts. Normal people would have been in bed 6 weeks. Not playing a game within 20 minutes.

[@carlroberts7830]

no 1 guy should of been suspended at least 5 games his stupid antics cost them the cup

[@abnmp7865]

I think the team made the decision not to play. I’m curious if that same decision would have been made if the series was 2-2.

[@jcoats5529]

You're crazy. Pros don't stop unless injured

[@abnmp7865]

@@jcoats5529 you got the part where I said the team made that decision. That mean’s Tkachuk didn’t.