Who claimed Tkachuk is a generational talent? I heard "unicorn" but not "generational."
Unicorn just means rare or unique, and that's just something the media said anyway. I really don't understand why it got so many people all bent out of shape. Matthew Tkachuk is a unique player. Tkachuk and Marchand are the only similar players with 100pt seasons, but Tkachuk fights - Marchand doesn't. Ergo, Tkachuk is unique. Also, he has 3 goals and 5 assists in his first 5 games in Florida... are we still saying he needs Johnny in order to put up points?
I'm happy with the return we got in the trade, especially under the circumstances, but I also recognize we lost a hell of a player in the deal. It helps that we had no choice in the matter, but we still lost a player that no team in their right mind would have willingly traded at this point in his career.
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