Does it though? If you're signing Lucic, you're not looking at just next season; he was getting 7 years wherever he went. Tkachuk probably won't be ready for next year, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't have been a problem 3 years from now if they'd signed Lucic.
As for the comparisons with Brouwer, let's tone down the homer in here... Brouwer is not remotely close to being as good as Lucic. Not in the same conversation.
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