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devo22 · 10-29-2016, 05:35 AM

Having played in 7 games so far, Matthew Tkachuk can play two more before the Flames have to make a decision whether to keep him and burn a year off his ELC or send him back to the London Knights for another year. Tkachuk has scored a goal and two assists so far and has played an average of 11:49 minutes per game.

I'm really curious as to what the decision is going to be. I think Tkachuk is one of the players where the NHL/AHL/juniors agreement really hurts - the AHL would probably be the best league for him right now. Personally I think playing 3rd line minutes in the NHL is better for his development than dominating against kids in the OHL, but I can see the other argument too. And in a cap world, the extra ELC year can't be ignored in the discussion as well, even though the Flames have shown to make these decisions purely based on performance (see Sam Bennett).

So, based on his first 7 NHL games, do you want Tkachuk to stay in the NHL or go back to juniors? Maybe this could even be a poll.

10-29-2016, 05:35 AM	#1
devo22 Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Austria, NOT Australia Exp:	Matthew Tkachuk and the 9 games Having played in 7 games so far, Matthew Tkachuk can play two more before the Flames have to make a decision whether to keep him and burn a year off his ELC or send him back to the London Knights for another year. Tkachuk has scored a goal and two assists so far and has played an average of 11:49 minutes per game. I'm really curious as to what the decision is going to be. I think Tkachuk is one of the players where the NHL/AHL/juniors agreement really hurts - the AHL would probably be the best league for him right now. Personally I think playing 3rd line minutes in the NHL is better for his development than dominating against kids in the OHL, but I can see the other argument too. And in a cap world, the extra ELC year can't be ignored in the discussion as well, even though the Flames have shown to make these decisions purely based on performance (see Sam Bennett). So, based on his first 7 NHL games, do you want Tkachuk to stay in the NHL or go back to juniors? Maybe this could even be a poll.