[GreenLantern2814]

I love Chucky. I agree with the folks that that he's our future captain. It's less clear if you could win with Matthew Tkachuk as your best player - I think the answer to that is likely 'no', but Lord knows this franchise loves to insist upon building around wingers.

The skating is what the skating is; I don't think it's ever going to get vastly better, but as Jagr would say, "lots of guys get to the wrong places quickly. I go to the right places."

Matthew is 6 ft 2 200 lbs. He's branded as a pest by the media. I think he needs to stop being a pest and start being a bully. I don't see him being able to add another half-step or full step of speed to his arsenal, so go the other way.

Over the next two years (since this off season is going to be impossible to do anything of significance), he should focus on adding 10-15 lbs of muscle. He can't help the team if he's in the owner's suite.

Guys know he's a psycho, but they worry more about him doing cheap ####. Tkachuk is big enough that adding a little more muscle will allow him to administer pain more directly.



This is a bully game. It's one thing to be a pest when you're undersized or you've got Chara on your blue line. We don't have that.

Tkachuk needs to become a player that teams fear to engage with.

Just my thoughts .