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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Even if Tkachuk's juniour numbers are inflated, he played at nearly a 2.0 points/game pace in his draft year, and he clearly does not owe all the credit for that to his linemates. That is the same level of performance as a player like Steven Stamkos, and higher than John Tavares. I think that if there was any inflation of his production it was not significant, and even with a correction he still projects to be a top-line winger.
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I would like to add to this about something that I had read during this past season somewhere. Apparently, Max Jones was tried on the line for a stretch with Dvorak and Marner, and failed to produce. That line didn't click well with Max Jones on it, and when Tkachuk was returned to that spot, production increased substantially. I tried searching for it, but I just can't for the life of me remember where I read it.