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Calgary4LIfe · 03-24-2017, 05:24 PM

I still marvel at how much of a monster he is on the forecheck.

Yeah, his skating isn't great - not as bad as we were warned about prior to the season though, but it isn't a strength.

He does, however, put many other forwards to absolute shame on this team with how good he is on the forecheck and how many puck races he wins. How many times does he routinely beat a defender to the puck, or makes it a 50/50 proposition, or just catches a defender who is first on the puck and then battles him for it? You see this multiple times a game with "slow foot Tkachuk". It is impressive. It is damn impressive!

He simply has the Dennis Rodman factor at play. He just wants the puck more than anyone else on the ice from either team.

03-24-2017, 05:24 PM	#339
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	I still marvel at how much of a monster he is on the forecheck. Yeah, his skating isn't great - not as bad as we were warned about prior to the season though, but it isn't a strength. He does, however, put many other forwards to absolute shame on this team with how good he is on the forecheck and how many puck races he wins. How many times does he routinely beat a defender to the puck, or makes it a 50/50 proposition, or just catches a defender who is first on the puck and then battles him for it? You see this multiple times a game with "slow foot Tkachuk". It is impressive. It is damn impressive! He simply has the Dennis Rodman factor at play. He just wants the puck more than anyone else on the ice from either team.