I actually quite like Tkachev. I think there is a good chance of him being a solid offensive player in the NHL on the right team.
Flames aren't a right team for him, as they already have undersized forwards.
I am scratching my head as to why Edmonton is taking a look, however. Their top 6 has small forwards as well (though better as they essentially switched out Gagner for Draisaitl moving forward) with very little physicality. It will be very interesting if Edmonton offers him a contract. Getting a 'free' asset is always great, but I just can't see him making the top 6 of a team with Eberle, Nugent-Hopkins and Yakupov in it, with an average sized Hall and slightly above average but non-physical Draisaitl.
Also, the Tkachev 'Hockey' seems to be just a joke (and a poor one at that). They are also saying that for Yakimov.
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