10-22-2015, 04:28 PM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Originally Posted by codynw
Any similarities when it comes to playing style?
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...-nhl/72776242/
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"He's smart, competitive and he's nasty," former Calgary Flames general manager Craig Button told USA TODAY Sports recently. "He can make plays as well as score. He can score multiple ways."
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"He's not a 225-pound player, but he has some of the traits his father had," said former NHL coach Ron Wilson who will coach USA at the upcoming World Junior Championships.
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But young Tkachuk is 6-1, and a solidly-packed 200 pounds. "He has a great down-low game, net presence and excellent hockey sense. He's an absolute competitor," said Jim Johannson, who oversees USA Hockey's national teams.
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Dan Marr, the NHL's head of Central Scouting, said the comparison of Matthew to his father is appropriate. "I think the results will be the same," Marr said. "Just a little bit different style."
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