Tkachuk being the fifth-best player on his own team is a little rich. To me, he's decidedly third, only behind Gaudreau and Giordano -- and those guys might each be top-15 in the league. Also, salaries are going up with the rapidly-increasing salary cap.
I'm not saying Tkachuk should (or will) get $10 million, but $8 million probably isn't unreasonable. I'd rather the Flames pay him now than when he's past 30.
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