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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Exceptional point.
Tkachuk has been able to get lots of points playing with substandard line mates, other than when he gets PP time.
He,in fact, needs to drive the offense on his lines (other than PP time).
Considering that he's not the leading scorer on his teams, is actually more impressive.
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I have little to add except to correct the assertion here: Mikael Backlund is not by any measure a "substandard" linemate, and no, Tkachuk does not "need to drive offense" on that line. I remain highly sceptical that Tkachuk's offensive output would improve significantly with regular deployment on the top line.