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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Why should the sons bear the sins of the father? I think this is quite unfair to Matthew.
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The 'won no cups' part is trash, so it's not really the sins of the Father.
Keith always has always been and remains a significant influence in his sons lives, and rightfully so.
And Keith never backed down once during contract negotiations. He signed an offer sheet early in career and later held out with 2 years left on his contract.
With him as adviser, I expect Matthew will negotiate hard.
For example, I expect Matthew would not have signed the deal Gaudreau did, that avoided his potential holdout. But that's only my opinion.
It's not hard to separate the business side from the hockey side, imo, and I expect to have to do this with Tkachuk, maybe sooner than later. Had to with Iginla as well, who held out once and threatened to a second time - none of which diminished him in my eyes.
Not suggesting Tkachuk will be a hold out. Just saying he will need to be paid lots.