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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe

Laughable. He was a much better prospect than Backlund was, and I really like Backlund. Obviously you have never watched him play, or you are getting him confused with someone else. There was very good reason to be high on Tkaczuk, and posters that actually have seen him play coupled with the scouting reports on him give strength to that. He had everything needed to be a big part of the Flames' future, and had few deficiencies in his game other than the fact that he was a rookie and getting used to the NHL game.

Yep. That is fair.