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Originally Posted by genetic_phreek
I'm curious what things are you considering when making this statement? That's basically saying if Tuch came to us, he'd be our third best roster player?
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I'm looking at his production, his age and his contract, not where he'd slot on the roster (that said, he'd be top six on this team barring his injury).
Think about what Buffalo wants to do and where they are looking. Is Tuch better than Tkachuk? Not as a player, but he's signed long term, is young, has great production at the price and is a home town guy in Buffalo, whereas Tkachuk is only worth his rental trade value (which probably includes retention). They get a late first round draft pick for him, maybe.