It's not that small of a difference, but we'll probably agree to disagree on that.
Marner is also a better two way player though. Just this year he's 44th (2 min) among forwards in SHTOI. As far as first line forwards go he's one of the better PKers in the league. I can't even find Tkachuk in the top 200, and judging by his nonexistent SH stats, I assume he doesn't play much SH, if at all.
9 points at ES over 2 seasons is a very small difference to me, particularly when talking about 80+ pts players
And no, Tkachuk doesn't really PK as they had guys for that role, like Mathieu Joseph who has been one of the best PK forwards of the last 5 years
yes. 6 years in the league, no playoffs. But he will be better if he ever makes it into the post season.
Hmmm... disingenuity or zero memory? I literally explained it to you yesterday. He started playing in the NHL a few months after the Ottawa Senators decided to do a FULL rebuild (it means they have traded or let go EVERY player that was on that 2017 ECF team)
Even if the rebuild went on perfectly, he wouldn't have much playoffs experience
It's been 6 years with Brady. Shouldn't he have made the playoffs at least once in that time? He's not good enough to make the playoffs but somehow will be a difference maker if he ever makes it.
Tkachuk is far from being one of the main reasons why Ottawa hasn't made the playoffs yet. First, 6 years is not that long when you went through a 100% rebuild
They had possibly the worst owner until he passed away, then they were stuck with the worst GM who was sticking to possibly the worst coaching staff until the team finally got sold. It's not even been a full year since the changes yet.
Yes a better GM would have been able to bring that team to the playoffs earlier but considering the whole context, it's not that surprising if Ottawa hasn't made the playoffs. I have been one of Dorion biggest critics