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Flames Draft Watcher · 06-27-2019, 03:50 PM

Why would Tkachuk be desperate to play in the US? His brother plays in Canada too. His family is rich and visits all the time. Tkachuk is not your average American. He was born into an nhl family. He knows hockey is #1 in Canada. He isn’t scared of the limelight and the pressure like some Americans are. Some players like playing in hockey hotbeds where hockey is #1. I would guess Tkachuk is one of those. He WANTED to get drafted by Calgary.

Why are some so convinced he’d bolt at the first opportunity? I can see why many think Gaudreau will want to return to the eastern US. I think Tkachuk has very different thoughts and plans than Gaudreau.

Assuming all US players are desperate to return home is a pretty bad assumption. Conroy for example came back to Calgary and now calls it home.

Are some of you just into fear mongering? Or love the chicken little sky is falling narratives? Are some of you just pessimists at heart?

06-27-2019, 03:50 PM	#307
Flames Draft Watcher In the Sin Bin Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	Why would Tkachuk be desperate to play in the US? His brother plays in Canada too. His family is rich and visits all the time. Tkachuk is not your average American. He was born into an nhl family. He knows hockey is #1 in Canada. He isn’t scared of the limelight and the pressure like some Americans are. Some players like playing in hockey hotbeds where hockey is #1. I would guess Tkachuk is one of those. He WANTED to get drafted by Calgary. Why are some so convinced he’d bolt at the first opportunity? I can see why many think Gaudreau will want to return to the eastern US. I think Tkachuk has very different thoughts and plans than Gaudreau. Assuming all US players are desperate to return home is a pretty bad assumption. Conroy for example came back to Calgary and now calls it home. Are some of you just into fear mongering? Or love the chicken little sky is falling narratives? Are some of you just pessimists at heart? Last edited by Flames Draft Watcher; 06-27-2019 at 03:52 PM.