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Originally Posted by soulchoice

I’d say having Tkachuk as the defecto leader (vocally and on the ice) is a huge culture shift for the team. Barkov is great (albeit reserved, it seems), but having a player like Chucky who is determined and has a swagger, boosted the team as a whole. In my humble opinion, that change/swap of a major player is immense. Especially since Tkachuk will carry any line he is on and play almost any style of game, skill or rough.

He defected all right.