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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
I will keep saying it. I would rather have a 29 year old Tkachuk in 2027 than a 40 year old Crosby. You are trading for the next 9 years. In 9 years, Sid will be 44. He will be better than Gaudreau over the next 9 years. You are not trading for one year (who is the top 10 next year). Even then I would rather have him than Johnny and probably rather have him than Sid next year.
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And I get that, and I haven't argued against it.
But me and ComixZone appear to be consistent in talking talking about on-ice ability this year. Not contracts or age, but who's the best hockey players today. Not 9 years from now.
I would say out of the list of ten though that Gaudreau would be the most likely to slip out if I actually thought about making a ranked list. Tkachuk I don't see entering it though. One more year of 100 points while being the driver of his line, absolutely he enters the conversation, but I'd have to see him away from the best line in hockey first.