“I really hate the way it ended up, the point of contact,” Gudas told reporters after the Ducks’ morning skate at Rogers Arena. “I'm not a fan of that. I never want to injure anybody out there. It's a hard-fought game. It's just, yeah, I never want to go out there and hurt anybody. I feel terrible about the outcome. I just committed to the play, and unfortunately that was the point of contact.”

Gudas said he texted Matthews after the game in Toronto, and the Maple Leaf got back to him a couple of days later.

“I didn't like the point of contact, either,” Gudas said. “That's what I’m looking at; I’ve got to respect… I’ve got to learn. I’ve got to be better as a hockey player. I never want to go out there and hurt anybody. It's very unfortunate. I reached out to him, too. We spoke. I never want to see anybody get hurt, so I feel terrible about that.”

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  5. I believe that he feels bad, but I also believe that it won’t stop him from doing this again.

  6. You lose credibility on the whole “it was an accident” excuse when you have a rap sheet like he does.

  14. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 why is this your 5th suspension there Radko?! Mustn’t feel that terrible!

  21. Kind of like Hannibal lecter saying “dammit, I don’t mean to keep killing people. I need to learn to do better “

  23. Damn that’s crazy, i wonder if he felt the same way about his other 4 suspensions

  26. Well then don’t fight back when the leafs HOPEFULLY jump you

    Just take a beating if you feel bad about it

  30. Dirt bag playing for a dirt bag coach. Just doesn’t have Florida protection anymore, but does get the Anaheim anonymity. Only problem is this happened against the leafs and that brought media. He doesn’t care and he hasn’t changed.

  31. “I never want to injure anybody out there,” says the man coming off his fifth suspension for reckless play with an intent to injure.

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