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Originally Posted by 3rd liner
Ok here goes. Everybody raves about Tkachuk as the next captain.
As he is now, I don’t see Tkachuk as the next Flames captain. Some changes are needed. I love most of what he brings. He has skill, can score and has passion- he definitely drags the team into the fight. Something the flames need more of. All captain-like qualities.
But playing the agitator role, irritating guys and then backing off .... not so captain-like. I always think of a captain as respected by other teams in general- Giordano, Iginla, Doan, Chara etc. You don’t see the Marchands and the like as captains. They play a huge role for sure and are integral to the team.
I think Tkachuk would have to be more of a ‘stand-up’ player to be the captain. Which may be difficult if agitation is central to his ID as a player.
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I actually haven't liked his game as much this season. He's starting to turn over the puck a lot and make overly fancy plays rather than smart plays. As for captain material I agree somewhat in that I don't feel he's mature enough yet and I haven't seen enough hate to lose play from him. There have been captains that have been dirty (Scott Stevens) or whiny (Getzlaf) players so it's not preposterous to think he could one day be captain but IMO he's not close to being ready.