Ex\u002DCanuck is especially impressed with Matthew Tkachuk: “He’s in it to win it. He grew up in the locker room with his dad so he gets it.\u0022
Canucks defenceman Ed Jovanovski fights Flames winger Jason Wiemer during 2005 bout at GM Place.It’s why Jovanovski loves the competitive fight in Tkachuk’s rambunctious kids — most notably Hart Trophy finalist, Matthew of the Panthers, and hulking Brady of the Ottawa Senators — so you probably know where this is going.
It goes beyond a career season of 109 points and 16 points in a dozen post-season games. It’s his presence. When coach Paul Maurice decided to give grinder Nick Cousins a look with Sam Bennett and Tkachuk, the line quickly became a double-edge sword. “He’s in it to win it. He grew up in the locker room with his dad so he gets it, and you see it in Brady, too.
“You look at the centres in Boston and it’s like: ‘How are you going to get through all these guys?” asked Jovanovski. “And when they got down 3-1, it was: ‘Oh, boy. They gave it a valiant effort.’The Panthers shut down the Maple Leafs by not allowing 40-goal sniper Auston Matthews a goal and keeping 30-goal winger Marner to one. And when the series winner came on the road in overtime with Cousins connecting, it seemed somewhat fitting.
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