Because people think when a player is physical he is NHL ready. Tkachuk is a complimentary winger ottawa is a **** show right now, i think tkachuk has a future and people are underrating him at this point but his offensive game needs alot of work, throwing him in a circus and a losing environment where nonody will realy feed him could damage his development, he could be playing on a great NCAA team, top minutes, top PP, top PK and round up his offensive game! Would you like kotkaniemi to jump on the habs this season simply because he has the hockey IQ to do so? 1 assets doesn’t make you NHL ready, especially when the environment makes a big difference, it’s just not the right call to me! My 2 cents