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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Or Marcel Dionne, Shanahan, Marleau, Malkin, Sedins, Eric Staal, Bellows, Heatley, Yashin etc.
We have enough evidence of what Tkachuk does in the playoffs and there is an impending rebuild coming and the Flames don't have the team the way it is to win a cup. They just showed us.
If this is available, you pull the trigger. Gaudreau is probably going to walk anyway. I also don't think Tkachuk is a 100 pt player ever again, especially without Gaudreau, and his contract negotiation is going to be a nightmare, saddling you with a massive cap hit. Picked right, this pick will be getting the same number of points in 3 years for about 90% less cap hit.
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You go back 51 years to find 9 players who may be able to compete with Tkachuk. Tkachuk is already a better player than Heatley or Yasmin, so that takes it down to 7. Dionne made the second round twice in his career, so if you are looking for playoff success he may not be your guy. And the number two pick will not get 100 points in his third year, I doubt the number 2 pick will get 100 points in his first 3 years after the draft let alone in one year.