Lightning rookie throws massive hit on Matthew Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk is the type of player you love to have on your team, but if he's not, you hate the guy.

After moving from Calgary to Florida this summer, Tkachuk is quickly becoming public enemy number one in the Eastern Conference.

However, last night during the Panthers and Lightning game, the �'pest'' was on the opposing end of a big hit from Tampa rookie Nick Perbix:

Tkachuk must have been rattled because he took a unnecessary penalty in overtime, and the Lightning scored on the ensuing power play to win.

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