BREAKING: the Los Angeles Kings really don’t appreciate Calgary Flames rookie-pest-forward Matthew Tkachuk thanks to that elbow on Drew Doughty (and the fallout from all ... that).
Tkachuk responded by critiquing Doughty for “complaining to the media,” so there was testiness from the start.
There was jawing before the game. Then Jake Muzzin rebuked Tkachuk’s kind offer for a fight. Finally, Keith’s son dropped the gloves with Brayden McNabb:
It wasn’t the only bout of the opening frame, and there could be more blood to come beyond this Jarome Iginla - Deryk Engelland feud:
Jarome Iginla wearing the red in Calgary again pic.twitter.com/Re195VrNUR
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) March 30, 2017
Players from both teams better keep their heads up (and on a swivel) tonight. The Flames have to hope that this doesn’t result in injuries, judging from what happened to Johnny Gaudreau.
Toffoli hacking away at Gaudreau: pic.twitter.com/1XldNbIvtn
— Mike Pfeil (@mikeFAIL) March 30, 2017