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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Dom Luszczyszyn and other analysts started calling Tkachuk a unicorn last season because he was off-the-charts in their fancy stats evaluations, while he also brings a heavy physical game. The latter is exaggerated, and owing mainly to some high-profile incidents and the media circus Tkachuk whips up, rather than his day-to-day game (was Tkachuk even in the top five in hits per game for the Flames?). As for Dom’s advanced statistics, it’s worth keeping in mind that a couple seasons ago Dougie Hamilton was off the charts using that same model.
Tkachuk is a Top 10 winger in the game. And his personality, reputation, and style are marketing gold for the NHL and for the Panthers - who are desperate to increase the profile of the team in Miami. But he’s not - as some fancy stat pundits assert - one of the top 4 or 5 forwards in the game. And his reputation as a super-physical warrior is largely a myth spread by Eastern media who watch about four Flames games a season.
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The annoying thing about Chucky was when he brought his physical game it threw off his entire game at times.