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Originally Posted by soulchoice
Cecil, are we more talented though, in reality?
Let’s do a comparison, Tkachuk is much more of an offensive threat than Kadri is, and I do not think the defensive acumen between them is overwhelming different. Note, I do think Kadri was a good addition, as we needed the second line center. But, as good as Kadri is, he has never been a consistent offensive threat and is most effective on a second line.
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If you go by the numbers, Tkachuk has had better possession and defensive numbers than Kadri throughout their respective careers.
If you go by % possession, Tkachuk has had really strong numbers overall. He is consistently where Kadri was in his two best seasons.
If you go by more defensive oriented stats like SA/60, GA/60, and XGA/60, Tkachuk is better in all of them.
For example Tkachuk's worst season for CA/60 is 54.55.
Kadri has two seasons better than Tkachuk's poorest, and nine worse.
Its pretty much the same story in every metric one wants to look at. Kadri has a reputation larger than his results when it comes to defensive acumen. Left over hype from his time in Toronto, where he was a popular figure?
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