Matthew Tkachuk returns to Alberta as a Florida Panther
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The Panthers play two Alberta road games in two nights. First, in Edmonton -- where Matthew Tkachuk was Public Enemy No. 1 for six seasons -- then in Calgary, where he was a hero.
For six seasons, Matthew Tkachuk wore the fiery Flames logo on his chest. But, on the eve of his return to Calgary, he kept the rhetoric cool.
“Obviously I’ve thought about it,” Tkachuk said after his Florida Panthers skated in Edmonton late Monday morning ahead of a game against the Oilers.
“But, until we get to tomorrow I probably won’t be able to give you a good answer on it.”
The NHL schedule-maker did its best to minimize the drama of a Tkachuk return. The Panthers play two Alberta road games in two nights. First, in Edmonton, where Tkachuk was Public Enemy No. 1 for six seasons. Then the Panthers are in the Saddledome on Tuesday, a place where Tkachuk was a hero.
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There are no off-days to help build the hype, and very few opportunities for media to get the cameras and recorders in front of the American power forward.
“It’s just kind of another road trip, right now,” Tkachuk said when asked about what he expects in Calgary. “This one (against Edmonton) doesn’t particularly feel that special, but I am sure tomorrow will.
“We’ve got the game tonight, and our team is super-focused on this one, and not allowing the emotion to look past this one. But tomorrow will be special for me, for sure.”
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