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Itse · 09-21-2019, 05:06 AM

Rantanen is awesome with or without MacKinnon. I would be quite happy with a 1 for 1 Tkachuk-Rantanen trade, and Tkachuk is one of my favorite Flames. Rantanen is offensively just obviously better IMHO. Hands are not quite as soft, but shot is better (different strengths though), skating is significantly better and vision is about equal.

Tkachuk is a more unique player, but I think he's more of a 60-80 point player, while Rantanen is a 70-90 point player.

09-21-2019, 05:06 AM	#1752
Itse Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland Exp:	Rantanen is awesome with or without MacKinnon. I would be quite happy with a 1 for 1 Tkachuk-Rantanen trade, and Tkachuk is one of my favorite Flames. Rantanen is offensively just obviously better IMHO. Hands are not quite as soft, but shot is better (different strengths though), skating is significantly better and vision is about equal. Tkachuk is a more unique player, but I think he's more of a 60-80 point player, while Rantanen is a 70-90 point player. Last edited by Itse; 09-21-2019 at 05:12 AM.