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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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While I agree sometimes the jfresh cards don't really mean much and are relied on too heavily, how does the Tkachuk card show anything but what you're saying? It's not like it is showing he is elite. It literally calls him a 2nd liner right on the card.