Consider the pot stirred.
As if Wednesday’s could-be playoff clincher at the Saddledome wasn’t fascinating enough, Calgary Flames rookie rabble-rouser Matthew Tkachuk sprinkled a bit more spice into the recipe after Tuesday’s practice session, responding for the first time to Drew Doughty’s remark that “he’s a pretty dirty player, that kid.”
“I expected more from him, honestly, than to go right to the media and start complaining after a loss,” Tkachuk told Postmedia. “But he’s a good player. He’s a good enough player where he doesn’t have to worry about any of that stuff. He’s a skilled guy and everything like that, and he’s won a couple of Cups.