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Originally Posted by Vinny01
In my opinion Eichel and Tkachuk would be one of the most dynamic superstar duos in the league and in the same tier as McDavid/Draisaitl, Matthews/Marner, MacKinnon/Rantanen. The thought of having Hall, Lindholm, Backlund, Mangipane, Dube providing depth would be far better than anything Eichel has ever had to work with and I think they would be one of the top teams in the league.
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First, Eichel is not McDavid. Second, Tkachuk is not Draisaitl. No, they would not be a dynamic duo on par with the best in the league. They play completely different styles of hockey. I don't see the connection at all. What is really disconcerting is you're basically following the Edmonton Oiler game plan and stacking all your talent up on the 1st line and hoping you can make due with lesser talent throughout the rest of the lineup. Lindholm is left on his own with no talent in the system to step up and support that second line. Backlund, Mangipane, and Dube are all best suited for third line duty, but would be pushed up another line and thin the ranks. Spend your money wisely, not on guys that rack up points but don't move the needle. Eichel is a point scorer, but does not move the needle. Just stay away from him. We don't have the cheap young talent in the system to support him.