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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
More evidence that advanced stats are bull####. Anyone who can watch games right now and NOT identify Tkachuk as the passenger on the first line is blind. Yes, Tkachuk is contributing, but remove him from the line and replace him with another RW on the roster, and the outcomes don't change much. Tkachuk is the worst player on that line, and is not keeping up with his linemates. Put Blake Coleman in that same slot, same outcomes.
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I don’t agree with your premise, but yeah, in a lot of games Tkachuk was clearly the odd man out as far as contribution. IMO he’s picked it up from the first 5 games or so though.