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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I think this is a reasonable take away.
Based on specifics though, my inference is the other way. There's lots of other ways to answer that question that don't establish a timeline for negotiations and the fact that you've tabled an offer you think is fair.
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Sure, but even in the event the agent chooses to answer the question differently (I personally don't see why he would), there is virtually nothing within Meehan's response to indicate that "this negotiation has not gone well from their perspective," nor that "the next salvo of statements would be talking about ending talks."
My interpretation of Meehan's comments strike me as fairly benign:
"Our approach was proactive and progressive. We started early, formulated a fair position and delivered it to Calgary in early June. We are involved in negotiations with Calgary now based on that fair offer."
Like PepsiFree has correctly pointed out, Meehan's response is clearly to a question about the structure of the entire RFA landscape, and addresses only the specifics of what they are doing with Tkachuk relative to other RFAs. They're still negotiating off of an offer as opposed to waiting to see how other new contracts shape the market. If anything, this gives me some added confidence that a deal with Tkachuk is signed before the season begins.