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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
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Tkachuk is strong defensively, but I do not think he's our best defensive forward.
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This is ultimate semantics, but I think the claims were:
- best two-way forward
- one of the best defensive forwards
And I think those arguments have been defended well.
Backlund and Lindholm (and maybe a few others) are almost certainly better than Tkachuk defensively, but their offensive delta is greater than their D delta.
Perhaps overly simplistic, but:
D:
Backlund >>>Tkachuk
Lindholm>>Tkachuk
O:
Backlund<<<<<Tkachuk
Lindholm<<<Tkachuk