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Originally Posted by HighLifeMan
Aho is currently the better player and has proven more in terms of the impact he has individually on his team and the ability to be the teams top player in all aspects.
In terms of team finishes Aho has placed 2nd, 1st, and 1st respectively in each of his first three seasons. Tkachuk on the other hand has finished 5th, 3rd, and 4th to start his career.
Aho has received recognition for his two way play (12th in Selke voting this year, 4th among forwards in takeaways), and was top ten in hart voting as well. None of which can be said for Tkachuk. Aho has also shown the ability to raise his game and lead his team deep into the playoffs. Tkachuk hasn't.
Over a 7 or 8 year term I can see the case for Tkachuk to be demanding 8.5M per year, but if he want's 5 years like Aho his caphit should drop significantly as he has proven less to date.
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So you’re saying that the best player from Carolina, who plays in all of the top line offensive deployments but still only has 0.03 points per game more than the guy who plays 2nd line shutdown minutes in Calgary, is worth more? Not just that, but he’s worth more
specifically because he gets the most points on his team?
I’d be interested in seeing opposition-strength comparisons for the two players over their careers. I think it’s worth reminding some folks that Tkachuk has played his entire career on the second line in a shutdown role with Backlund and Frolik — consistently deployed against opposition top lines. Since the current discussion is “Aho is worth more than Tkachuk,” I think it’s also worth mentioning (again) that there’s only a 0.03 career points per game (0.02 goals per game) difference between the two, in spite of how the two players have been deployed over their careers.