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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Perhaps it’s more fit on the line as opposed to “good defensively”. Because there’s different aspects to good defence. Once set up in their own zone, Tkachuk is perfectly fine defensively. I’m not sure he’s the guy to make up for Monahan’s lack of speed on a backcheck (frankly I think Monahan is decent enough defensively once they are back in formation) or Gaudreau’s overall defensive game. I think they need someone with a bit more speed and maybe who plays defence more like a centre (like Lindholm).
So it’s not so much that Tkachuk isn’t a very good 2 way guy or even that he isn’t good defensively (I accept I am wrong there according to stats). I just don’t like the thought of him playing the Lindholm role. Especially from the RW.
Of course I thought Backlund could play the Lindholm role and I was way off.
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Don't disagree with any of that.
Lindholm can anchor a line defensively, Tkachuk [probably] can't.
Tkachuk can anchor a line offensively, Lindholm [probably] can't.
When evaluating a 2-way forward, I think offense should be weighed a bit more heavily, hence my preference for MT.