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Originally Posted by Macman
But that’s the question and what everyone will be watching, will he be able to do it again or even get close. He’s still a good player but he was playing with Lindholm and Gaudreau.
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Tkachuk at 21 scored 34 goals and 77pts playing even strength with Backlund and Frolik. He is now playing with Barkov who is held in higher regard than Lindholm and while there isn’t a Gaudreau on the line he has proven to put up high end numbers with lesser linemates in the past.
I don’t subscribe to the notion Florida lost this trade in any way. I truly have felt this is a win-win trade from day 1. Feels like a bigger win for Calgary because of the situation they were in and getting Huberdeau locked up was a huge help. They can also afford to pay Weegar with their cap situation on the back end having no Dman making north of $5M currently.