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Originally Posted by N26
I am a little disappointed that Tkachuk seems to need Backlund so much. I want him to be elite. I want Backlund to need him.
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Obviously you can want what you want, but I hope you don't blame Tkachuk for being what he is instead of what you want him to be.
IMO most people on CP got carried away with Tkachuks third season numbers. It was just one season out of now five.
His current career average is .79 PPG which is a 65 point pace per 82 game season. Personally I think that's more indicative of his talent level than the one 77 point season. He's an excellent player that's probably going to give us steady 20+ goal seasons, but he's not elite.
As I've been saying the moment he signed his current contract, I'm glad we didn't end up paying him $10M+ for max years, because one great season does not an elite player make.