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Originally Posted by timbit
Make no mistake, I believe Tkachuk has huge upside.
There is one question mark in his skill set.
A lot of people are waiting to see if his skating will be good enough (injury aside) to make him a high end NHL player.
His hockey IQ and stick skills are very good to excellent but skating is so important at the speed the game is played. Will be interesting to watch.
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I too had concerns re his skating but I think this stems from the fact that I didn't start to watch him until his Memorial Cup run, by which time he was playing on a bad ankle. I expect a summer of work with Gary Roberts will allay any concerns in this area.