aragorn
Do The Right Thing
- Aug 8, 2004
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I actually think that Yakemchuk can be similar to Tkachuk, but on defence, he's big, he's mean, he has offensive production & needs to work on his defence. While saying that he hits, he fights for loose pucks, he is big enough to move bodies from in front of the net & does a lot of the things this team is missing from the defencemen they had last season.
I also view Ostapchuk as a Tkachuk lite kind of player who will do most of the things Tkachuk does except that Tkachuk has found much more offence while Ostapchuk is much better defensively. They seem to be building a much more balanced team with size & toughness while still having plenty of skill when required. And just like that I expect all 4 North Dakota Allumni on Ottawa's team for next season.
I also view Ostapchuk as a Tkachuk lite kind of player who will do most of the things Tkachuk does except that Tkachuk has found much more offence while Ostapchuk is much better defensively. They seem to be building a much more balanced team with size & toughness while still having plenty of skill when required. And just like that I expect all 4 North Dakota Allumni on Ottawa's team for next season.