We forget that pro athletes are people. I think this year is going to take a toll on these guys, in all kinds of different ways, and at all kinds of different times. Maybe people are fighting depression or anxiety. Maybe people don't work well inside this weird pseudo-bubble thing. Maybe people drank all summer. I sure did.
So who knows....
All that said, yeah, Tkachuk has been ineffective and just a non factor in every game, really. And it shows, when he's not mucking it up and getting in people's faces, that he's a slower skater than many. The utter lack of fire is concerning, to be sure.
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