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Originally Posted by ComixZone
His "off" year is really overblown around here.
Yes, he wasn't as good as he has been - but not every season is equal, and having two mid-season coaching changes in back to back years clearly screwed with most of the team.
Tkachuk should be the Captain going forward (if he's here long term).
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I think Tkachuk was easily one of the most impacted players by no fans and living in isolation. A 23 year old kid on his own where he couldn’t see his family for a few months or let out any steam.
Having his teammates tell him to tone it down and some fans online turning on him for the first time in his career here likely contributed to his struggles.
He has all the motivation in the world in a contract year to prove he is the player he knows he can be. If they do not feel he should be the C to start the season they shouldn’t name one and let him earn that along with a long term deal.