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Originally Posted by Textcritic
There are a couple of things at work here:
First and foremost: Matthew Tkachuk is an elite-level winger. Period. His below average skating does not detract from that.
Second, while Tkachuk is not as good of a skater as Point or Rantanen, he does other things better than either of these players which contribute to his distinction as an elite player. So, for example, while Tkachuk does not skate as well as Rantanen, Rantanen does not have the vision nor the anticipation for the game that Tkachuk does. These individual aspects for each player are not getting played off of one another by agents and GMs—for each player they are all part of a package that contribute to their overall quality. Negotiations will centre on the quality of the player in determining his value.
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What specifically are you seeing in Rantanten, vs Tkachuk that allows you to conclude that Tkachuk has better vision/anticipation?
Surely not the playoffs.