He paid homage to his hometown Major League Baseball team, the Cardinals, ripping off his All-Star jersey to reveal a Yadier Molina jersey. The feud was so amped up that, prior to the All-Star game, Draisaitl threatened to skate off the ice if he found himself on a line with Tkachuk. Heading into the weekend’s events, his answer softened — and the hatchet was, somewhat, buried and differences were put aside. It was a good event — all of those guys … you think about the teams that represent the Pacific, we all have battles with them. A bunch of really good guys, honestly, I had a blast being around the rink.

Source: National Post January 28, 2020 05:26 UTC