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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
No, you made that up that fantasy scenario.
The scenario suggested is that if an offer sheet came along that was in line with what Tkachuk would/could reasonably get from the Flames, he would sign it. If it was unlikely the Flames would match it, he wouldn’t.
Where’s this fantasy negotiation scenario? There’s no “negotiating against himself” in that scenario. It’s no different than Point declining to sign a sheet with Montreal because he wants to stay in Tampa. Do you think he’s negotiating against himself?
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Nope. The statement was that Tkachuk would only sign an offer sheet that Calgary would match, and decline one that they could not.
So number one, would require him to know what Flames will and won’t match. How does he know that?
Number two, offer sheets don’t come in the mail. They are a contract negotiation. So again would require him to negotiate against himself with a team that was willing to seriously push Calgary’s ability to sign. So for example he starts negotiating with Rangers, tells them his asking price, they exceed it by $2 million and he turns it down.
Number three, requires the belief that Tkachuk values the Flames ability to manage their cap situation more than his financial security. Always possible, and without knowing the guy I can’t speak to his priorities.
Of course he might decline to negotiate with other teams because he is happy with how the Flames negotiations are going which is hopefully the likely scenario. That is not the point up for debate.