Did Brady Tkachuk Just Make a Dirty Play...in the All-Star Game?
Some New Jersey Devils fans are calling for Brady Tkachuk's head after one particular play in the East's All-Star game on Saturday.
No question, this incident can - at worst - be described as horseplay, it did present a certain dangerous element for Devils' All-Star Jack Hughes. His head could possibly have snapped back and hit the ice, causing a c*nc*ssion. Hence, Devils fans' dissatisfaction with the play.
Does that make it a dirty play though?
Non-Devils fans have made their feelings on the matter quite clear. The replies held a healthy split each way, some in support, others...not so much.
Here's just a couple of the replies to the Devils Insiders tweet:
"Has to be one of the saddest tweets of the year so far."
That list goes on for about another 100 tweets.
Fans always hold a bias for their own star players, this is nothing new. Did Tkachuk make a dirty/dangerous play on Jack Hughes? The two families are close through their USA Hockey ties, so would the Senators' captain deliberately cheap shot a friend?
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FÉVRIER 4 | 362 ANSWERS Did Brady Tkachuk Just Make a Dirty Play...in the All-Star Game? Do you think this was a dirty play by Brady Tkachuk? | ||
| Yes, dirty/dangerous play | 182 | 50.3 % |
| No, just an accident/having fun | 180 | 49.7 % |
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Quinn Hughes | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Leo Carlsson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Chris Kreider | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Troy Terry | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Matthew Boldy | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Cutter Gauthier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mavrik Bourque | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Connor Murphy | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vasily Podkolzin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ryan Poehling | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Michael Bunting | - | 1 | 1 | |
| John Carlson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Colton Dach | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Matt Duchene | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brock Faber | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Marcus Foligno | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Kasperi Kapanen | - | 1 | 1 | |
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