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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Interesting comparables. I think Tkachuk has more upside than a Kunitz. He's bigger, stronger and a better playmaker. In terms of size, strength and scoring a guy like Max Pacioretty might be a better comparable although I do think Tkachuk is a better playmaker than Paccioretty. Landeskog, Perry, Pacioretty are all closer comparables to me than Kunitz.
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I don't really see the similarities to Pacioretty. Stylistically I'd argue Pacioretty is more similar to Poirier than Tkachuk.
Perry, there are some definite stylistic similarities but I would be
pleasantly surprised if the talent is at a comparable level (since... Perry is more big and strong relative to Tkachuk than Tkachuk is big or strong relative to Kunitz).
Landeskog yes. But Landeskog isn't as far from prime Kunitz as you're making it sound, other than being the more popular name due to being a high draft pick. Maybe Landeskog/Tkachuk are better playmakers than Kunitz, but ability-wise the three are more close than apart in my eyes. I see Tkachuk as possessing more of Kunitz' goal scoring repertoire that Landeskog lacks, plus as Kunitz has made a living being a perfect sidekick to Crosby, Tkachuk has until now spent all his time being a perfect sidekick to Matthews and Marner.
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Originally Posted by Red Menace
Jankowski ... was a senior playing against younger guys
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Jankowski was a 21 year old senior in a conference where the ages can range from 17 through to 25 but the average player age is 21. There are 21 year old freshmen in that league and Jankowski was still one of the younger players on his own team.