There have been quite a few bad takes on Tkachuk. As Tkachuk continues to defy his detractors, the goal posts keep on moving. The arguments change but the intent and purpose remain the same, and that is to trash Brady.
The original arguments against Tkachuk went some thing like this:
1. Tkachuk has no skill.
2. He is throwback to the old NHL and his style is now anachronistic
3. He only had 8 goals.
4. Bloodlines are the only reason he is considered a top five pick.
5. At best, he is complementary winger.
Then the arguments went like:
6. Well, he does have some skill, but other guys like, Zadina, Hughes and Dobson are the real game breakers. And with a top 5 pick, you go big and don’t settle on just good.
Brady impresses at camp and in the early part of season and then arguments turn to the 2019 draft.
7. Well he might have been a good pick in 2018 draft, but wow, just look at the 2019 draft, where the top 5 is pure magic. We should have given up the pick.
To point 7, I know some people are not super Brian Burke fans, but he said during the broadcast, the top ten, with the exception of Hughes, is not a particularly strong this year and 2018 was class actually better. At this early stage, the opinion goes against the grain, but it will be interesting to monitor.
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