Everything about this all-star weekend was disappointing. The skills competition wasn't interesting, the 3-on-3 games sucked, the presentation on TV was horrible (hat-tip to @spndnchz), and there were too many stars missing.
Which could be what happened here. Maybe Vegas wanted DeBoer all along, reached out to him after San Jose fired him, and decided that now is the time when they actually can get him.
Ah, the irony. The Google Adsense ad on the front of Sabrespace when I visited just now is an ad for swimwear for large-breasted women, and while there's no jiggling, it's not entirely tame.
I still AM a lawyer! Of course I sound like one! It's not like I stopped being a lawyer. I keep my license current.
I gave you quotes from three experts, one of whom is a Hall-of-Famer, all of whom think the hits (plural) were dirty. You and I never played in the NHL. I'll take the words of the guys who did.
"American" is the demonym for the US. Just like "Canadian" is the demonym for Canada and "Mexican" is for the United States of Mexico--and yes, that is the English name of that country.
Those were not clean hits, swamp. Those were Kaleta hits. Deal.
https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/ex-nhl-players-insiders-defend-zack-kassian-and-blast-matt-tkachuks-dangerous-plays
https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/former-nhl-referee-refers-to-actions-of-matt-tkachuk-provocateur-who-turtles
https://oilersnation.com/2020/01/14/kassian-id-do-it-again/
There's another one that didn't paste correctly.
Please see my response to Swamp.