Tkachuk obviously helps them in his rankings but there are a number of other good young players in the league so can't attribute it all to that. He is obviously high on many of these other young Flames too.
It's rare that I get to see any of these prospects in person but I have seen Pettersen twice and wasn't impressed. Not noticeable or overly engaged when I watched. Gaudreau with less skill. Too small a sample size to be meaningful but I walked away thinking he wouldn't make much of an AHLer, let alone NHL.
So watch him be a star.
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