[mrdonkey]

To me, Johnny strikes a lot of the same chords as Phil Kessel. Great player and one you absolutely can win with, but not if he’s the one driving the ship. Toronto never went anywhere when Kessel was “the guy”. Flash forward to Pittsburgh where he’s a secondary star and he’s absolutely a big reason that team is a consistent threat. I think Johnny could accomplish something similar in an environment like Philly, but probably never achieves anything with the weaker forward core we have here.

I’m of the opinion that Tkachuk is the only guy you take off the table. This team needs a major shakeup, if not a top-down rebuild. The pieces in place are just not strong enough for a deep run.