Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuks struck on Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele was a “filthy, filthy kick to the back of the leg,” Jets coach Paul Maurice informed reporters Saturday.
Scheifele went down with an injury in the first video game of the Jets series against the Flames as part of the qualifying round to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Scheifele was squirming in pain on the ice and needed to be removed of it with the aid of fitness instructors. The Jets lost the video game 4-1.
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On Saturday, Maurice discussed Tkachuks hit.
” It was deliberate,” Maurice said, according to ESPN. “It was an unclean, unclean kick to the back of the leg. You cant see it on the program [cam] feed, however you take the blue-line feed and you zoom in. He went after the back of his leg. Might have cut his Achilles [tendon] Might have ended the mans profession. Its an absolutely filthy, revolting hit.”
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Scheifele is the Jets top points-getter. He leads the group with 73 points and played nearly 3 minutes prior to he went down with an injury.
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” No, definitely not,” he said. “Im backchecking on him. Its such a mishap. I felt terrible. He was turning away, and I just went in and my left skate had a bit of the speed wobbles. I was most likely moving too quick for myself, and I was decreasing. It looked like my leg probably jammed him up.
” I feel dreadful. Hes a leading player in the NHL and someone Ive gotten to know in the past couple of summer seasons [training with him] When someone like that isnt in the video game, its not great for the game. It was really unfortunate and unlucky. Theres actually nothing that could have taken place.”
Scheifele went down with an injury in the very first video game of the Jets series versus the Flames as part of the certifying round to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Jets lost the video game 4-1.
“It was a filthy, unclean kick to the back of the leg. He went after the back of his leg. Its not excellent for the video game when someone like that isnt in the game.
Tkachuk denied he did anything wrong on the play.
