Zack Kassian calls out “p****” Matthew Tkachuk in heated post-game comments.

Kassian calls out Tkachuk.

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Zack Kassian calls out “p****” Matthew Tkachuk in heated post-game comments.

Boy oh boy as more and more news comes out about the incident that took place between Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk and Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian, the more and more I am looking forward to the next time they will face one another. 

On Saturday night the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames renewed the "Battle of Alberta" but this time things were very different, and they felt very different if you happened to be tuning in to the game. The difference this time around is that both of the teams are currently in playoff contention and in recent years it has always been the case that one, or both, of these teams had faltered during the regular season, making the games significantly less meaningful. On Saturday night however first place was on the line and the game very much had a playoff atmosphere to it, but no one exemplified this more than both Tkachuk and Kassian.

Tkachuk hammered Kassian with a series of big time hits throughout the game, but it was one hit in particular that got under the skin of the Oilers enforcer. In the final minutes of the second period, Tkachuk lined up Kassian who was skating behind the net with the puck and absolutely destroyed him as he came out the other side. The hit sent Kassian, not a small man by any measure, sailing through the air as a result of the impact and it was so physical in fact that it knocked Kassian's helmet clean off his head. The Oilers enforcer was furious and he proceeded to deliver a one-sided beatdown on Tkachuk, raining punches down on his head, as Tkachuk turtled up and was merely content to draw the penalty for his team. It worked out for Tkachuk who did indeed draw the penalty and would go on to see his team record the eventual game winner as a result of the ensuing power play. 


Following the game however Kassian had a great deal to say about his opponent on the Flames. Kassian was quick to praise Tkachuk's skill on the ice, but was also quick to point out that he was also a "young punk" as well as the "definition" of a "p****." Those are some pretty harsh words from the Oilers enforcer, words he no doubt intends to back up at the end of the month when the two will meet once again for another Battle of Alberta. 

You can check out the post game comments from both Tkachuk and Kassian in the video below.


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