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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I like Tkachuk at $7 million a season. I'm not nearly as excited about him when he's making close to $10 million. It's just a lot of money to play a player to stand in front of the net on the powerplay and bring some intangibles. He's never going to threaten defensemen one on one and he's just not a guy that can carry the puck from one end of the ice to another (has he ever even had a breakaway in his career?). He's a nice piece but I don't think he's a franchise player and he's not a good value at franchise money. Be honest and ask yourself if your favorite team is facing a team that's best forward is Matthew Tkachuk are you really worried that he's going to be a major pain 5 on 5?
Monahan is clearly not good enough as a #1 center and paying Tkachuk #1 center money isn't going to fix that problem.
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Tkachuk will want Mark Stone money or more. Would anyone take Tkachuk over Stone?
A right shooting RW this team so desperately needs.