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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
It's a lot harder to acquire a core player. A David Backes, Marian Hossa, Nathan Horton (prime), Dustin Brown (prime, before knee injuries), Ondrej Palat, or Jamie Benn. You call the Lightning and ask for Palat, they hang up on you right away. These are guys you surround with complimentary players.
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Seems to me Tkachuk's upside is very much in line with players like those.
You don't think there's anything strange about the experts having Tkachuk as a consensus top 5 pick and you having him outside the top 10? How can you be so sure you're not underrating him, his skill level and his ability to be a core player? Why should we believe you over the experts who've watched him more times and for longer?
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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
And being hard on the puck is also not being undervalued. It's extremely important. But it's also a mostly coachable trait, not an innate one.
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I don't think its coachable for most players. It's a style of game and most players don't drastically change their style after being drafted. Some do, but most don't.