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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
There was an interesting fan question on the Athletic podcast the other day.
Tkachuk for #2 overall. Which team does it?
I think the contract considerations probably means NJ doesn't. But it still is an interesting thought exercise.
I'm still of the mind to re-sign Johnny if he'll sign here, and then trade out Tkachuk and possibly Eat Bread.
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That's my mindset. I think Gaudreau is more of an offensive driver for this team and Tkachuk is a really good complementary player and not worth what he's ultimately going to want in a contract. The moment he loses even half a step I feel his career will be compromised. As for Mangiapane, he's found money so if the opportunity presents itself to sell high I think you do it. I like the player but he's a hot/cold goal scorer that doesn't accomplish much when he's not scoring and I think he's not going to be nearly as attractive a player once he gets paid and he's going to get paid because of his 30 goal season.