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For the record, Brady Tkachuk has not speared anyone from the bench this year. Nor has he instigated an on-ice brawl by jabbing the blade of his stick in the stomach of an opponent. In fact, he hasn’t used his stick to pick up a single suspension or even a match penalty.

That’s where the differences between Tkachuk and his older brother end.

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Like Matthew Tkachuk, who is a shift-disturbing pain in the you-know-what for the Calgary Flames, the younger Tkachuk spends his time deep in the margins of what is often deemed acceptable. He crashes and bangs and drives to the net like a runaway car that’s lost its brakes. And he does it all, said his coach, with a “giant smirk on his face.”

The fact that he can also hurt you on the scoreboard is what really makes him dangerous.

“He’s a lot bigger than me, a lot faster than me,” Matthew Tkachuk said of his brother. “He’s kind of that dual threat where he can beat you with speed, power and with quick, tight plays as well.”