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Originally Posted by Textcritic
But Matthew Tkachuk had already established himself as a scoring star in both the USNDP and the CHL. It is not at all surprising if his successes at these lower levels also had a big impact on viewings of Brady.
With how consistently better Matthew Tkachuk has been offensively at every level I would be very surprised if his younger brother ended up the better scorer in the NHL. From my limited viewings of Brady Tkachuk at the U-19 Championship, he does not strike me as a special scoring talent in the same way that his older brother is. He may have the upper hand in skating and size, but Matthew Tkachuk's hands and his mind for the game are on another level.
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Who says he will be or needs to be a better scorer though?
Maybe a significant part of his value is the belief in his ability to take a regular shift. A player who brings half the offense tkachuk does but bring elements of the rest of his game is still a valuable player, if you get the offense as well, great. If you don't, you have some assurance that his mix of size and speed will make him an effective player even if he isn't a top line scorer.
I can definitely see why he is ranked where he is.
Guys receive a boost in their perceived scouting because of family relations in the league, but guys don't get top 5 pick billing unless they are at least comparable to their peers in that group.