Matthew Tkachuk and Darcy Kuemper in a Line Brawl

[AngelEyes]

A bit of a brawl between Calgary and Arizona last night near the end of the second period, and of course, Matthew Tkachuk was involved. Now having said that, he was jumped from behind by Darcy Kuemper, but only after he delivered something of a mild crosscheck to an Arizona player who was face down on the ice. The only thing that I didn't particularly like about this is that you had a situation in which a single linesman, in trying to keep Tkachuk and Kuemper apart, hampered one player more the other.



Out of all that, Tkachuk and Kuemper each got double minors for roughing, Jason Demers got a minor for roughing, David Rittich got a minor for leaving his crease, and Johnny Goudreau got a minor for cross-checking. Arizona did not score on the subsequent power play.

On a side note, upon reading an article about this game, I saw that Calgary's TJ Brodie missed his first game after a practice incident in which he collapsed on the ice and started convulsing. He was released from the hospital and is resting at home. That's scary.

[beedee]

The entire NHL (sans Calgary) would like to thank Darcy Kuemper.

[JEEPKING]

Mathew is the new perry.

I know it’s terrible to say but I’ve not wanted a player to get hurt as much as this trash.

[Ice24]

Keith is the new perry.

I know it’s terrible to say but I’ve not wanted a player to get hurt as much as this trash.

Duncan?

[JEEPKING]

Duncan?

Meant to say Matthew (guess I was thinking of his Dad which I actually liked)

Fixed

[AngelEyes]

Mathew is the new perry.

I know it’s terrible to say but I’ve not wanted a player to get hurt as much as this trash.

Wait . . . how did Matthew Perry get into this discussion???