Matthew Tkachuk raised his stick in the air and brushed off the tip, as if to solidify that the thing still worked. “That’s the way the game is played at this time of the year.”The truth about Tkachuk’s game is that he plays the same way all year, every year. Here’s a sample of his Game 1 highlights:10 seconds into Thursday’s game, he stormed into the offensive zone and crushes Tyson Barrie in the corner. More chirps at the end of the game when Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog slashed Elias Lindholm on the back of the legs. But, even after his impact in Game 1, Tkachuk insisted…“I play the same way against everybody,” he said.

Source: National Post April 12, 2019 06:33 UTC