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If Brady Tkachuk suits up against the Montreal Canadiens, he’d better keep his head up.
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That’s the word from Habs’ defenceman Arber Xhekaj.
Asked about the best way to approach the Ottawa Senators’ captain as the two clubs return to action after the 4 Nations Face-Off break on Saturday night at the Canadian Tire Centre, the 24-year-old Xhekaj noted he wants a piece of Tkachuk.
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“I’m going to confront him. I’m going to go straight to him. I’m going to beat the crap out of him. I don’t care,” Xhekaj told Nicolas Cloutier of TVA Sports.
Tkachuk and Xhekaj have a history.
In a pre-season game in October, Tkachuk jumped Xhekaj after a nasty hit on centre Tim Stutzle. Xhekaj…