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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Seriously?
The Flames are not even at the 20-game mark and are presently sitting in a playoff spot. They are a top-ten scoring team, a solid possession team, and their defenders and goaltending looks to have rounded into form.
They may not make the playoffs, but they absolutely should be in the mix all season. I don't see how a bottom five finish is even remotely likely. There will not be another top-end draft pick this year.
Tkachuk is holding his own and looks like he is already benefitting from the opportunity. He should stay.
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I am not quite as confident as you yet in believing we are seeing trends that we should expect to continue. But I definitely believe you can't integrate all your rookies together at the same time. So if Tkachuk is the rookie most likely to perform at the NHL level he needs to be here and not saved for next year.