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Originally Posted by 868904
All I know is that whoever told Tkachuk to "tone things down" should not get the captaincy and should be traded.
In terms of leadership and the captaincy, no player comes to the defense of his teammates more than Tkachuk and no player has as little support from his teammates as Tkachuk. Take that for what you will.
As for Tkachuk in the playoffs, his first taste was against a big tough Ducks team. Rookie season, I'll give him a pass.
3 points in 5 games against Colorado is not bad. He was also very physical in that series and involved.
2 points in 6 games last playoffs but hard to say he wasn't impactful before his injury. His physical play led to Schiefle's injury and as we've seen, that Jets team can't win in the playoffs without Schiefle. Flames maybe don't beat the Jets without that series of events.
He might not have put up points, but Tkachuk is very impactful and engaged in the playoffs. It's still a very small sample size for him.
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Can we kill this narrative yet? Tkachuk has pulled enough that if his teammates called out his antics it was deserved.
I look at Tkachuk and his on-ice behaviour as the anti-captain. Give me a guy who brings an honest effort, plays on the line, but when it’s all said and done is respected in his own locker room and the opponent’s.
Could you see Tkachuk leading the team back on the ice to shake hands when a respected player on the other team plays his last game? Not me. I’d wager he’d be more likely to get a sneaky spear in when the refs aren’t looking.