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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Tkachuk is considered a top 5 player in the league. You are probably right about Johnny he was a very up and down player who lacked consistency. The top line looked really good whenever they were together and their chemistry was undeniable. I just don’t think they would be near the same spot. Huberdeau and Kadri are so awful that taking those 2 and some depth like Mangiapane or Zadorov are not on par with having Gaudreau and Tkachuk here.
There is no way you can convince me we would be in the same situation with those 2 vs Huberdeau and Kadri.
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So you would want a higher paid Kadri here in Johnny?
He probably wouldn't be as bad, but he also would not be the 115 point player he was. He is back down.
1 line teams don't usually win, and when that 1 line gets shutdown easily and invisible in the playoffs it doesn't matter really?
Tkachuk is a top 5 player now after his season in Florida for sure. I was wrong about him, but again a lot of questions going into last season if he could repeat what he did because of his poor skating.
Huberdeau and Kadri are having a tough time because look at the teams they came from? They played at a pace that this team has never come close to playing.
The Avs and Panthers played at a frenetic pace. Even Vegas plays that way.
We are playing a really slow game.