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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
You go back 51 years to find 9 players who may be able to compete with Tkachuk. Tkachuk is already a better player than Heatley or Yasmin, so that takes it down to 7. Dionne made the second round twice in his career, so if you are looking for playoff success he may not be your guy. And the number two pick will not get 100 points in his third year, I doubt the number 2 pick will get 100 points in his first 3 years after the draft let alone in one year.
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Tkachuk is going to sign a massive long-term deal and then float around for the rest of his career. If you think he's going to hit 100 points again, especially without Gaudreau, you are delusional. Last year was Tkachuk's career high, time to cash in.
This is where the Flames screw up asset management, times like this and not leveraging the best years of its players to plan properly for the future.
Also no, Tkachuk has not yet proven he will get over 800 pts in his career so no, he's not better than Heatley or Yashin, but he has potential to be possibly. I predict in about 3 years, Tkachuk will be around a 60-70 pt player, and so will the 2nd overall pick. It's just the 2nd overall pick will not cost $8-$9MM more.