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McAvoy clean check on Tkachuk



Charlie McAvoy caught Matthew Tkachuk coming through the slot with the puck. He even knocked the puck away just before contact.

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  1. mcavoy always seems to leave his feet but after contact, not during. is the effect the same as driving up when leaving the feet? if not — then no issue with this check. i think a first year university physics prof could probably answer this question.

  2. Not a tough call for Bruins fans.. lol… Clean hit, not too high, he glided the last few steps.. Good hockey.

  3. Definitely a clean hit. But…. This looks a lot like the Reaves hit on Hronek earlier this year. The only difference is that Reaves didn't go "full Superman" and land on the other guy after the hit. I think both hits are clean. But you recommended a suspension for Reaves….. Almost looks like the Head of Player Safety over at Tough Call is playing favorites, eh? Hahahaha.

  4. I love Charlie, but he's going to have a shorter career than he should. He not only dishes it out, but he never hesitates to give up his own body just to move the puck. One of those players that can only play with no regard for themselves, just born with it.

  5. Nothing tough about this call. It’s just too bad Charlie McAvoy didn’t have about 3 more strides – Tkachuk is owed a fuck ton of payback from a fuck ton of teams. There’s just something super gratifying about a dirty player like Tkachuk getting rocked by a devastating yet clean hit from a clean player whether it’s your team that sends them flying or not.

    That’s one thing I always loved about Johnny Boychuk when he was a Bruin. He was always laying players out with devastating hip checks and open ice hits. I wish he had been able to retire a Bruin, dammit. Thanks for the cup in 2011, but otherwise, šŸ–•šŸ»Chiarelli! Lol

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