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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Outliers might affect the conversation, but there are far more direct comparables to Tkachuk. That is exactly my point.
No doubt Treliving has mentioned to Tkachuk's agent that he can negotiate an offer sheet with Dubas if he would like.
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It's actually really hard to find comparables to Tkachuk. He's close to elite scoring, and he's done it on the second line. But he's a winger who has never played centre, is not a prototypical modern NHLer (he's more of a throwback).
Not too many close to PPG RFA wingers (though he's only got one year of that). Boeser or maybe Meier might actually be the closest comparables. But they are a tier below. Boeser is at least as important to the Canucks as Tkachuk is to the Flames.
Teravainen maybe? Everyone forgets his contract because he signed it in January. But he scored 76 points, so really close to MT in that regard (maybe in importance to the team as well).