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Originally Posted by ricardodw
That buys a lot of franchise ruining risk coverage.
signing for 4 by 6 turns into a 8x8 with a 4x10 added on at the end of the 4 x6
That would be fine if Tkachuk replaces Gio , Gaudreau and Monahan as the best players on the team and play a big role in 3-4 playoff series wins.
If 2018-19 was a career year and Tkachuk is actually a 40-50 pt player that he was before the Flames miracle regular season then the 4x6 turns into a 34M over 5 years and he is on the UFA market with with little chance of a 8M+ contract. That is the same time frame that Aho becomes a UFA.
I will try to put a perspective on the situation is that the Flames are in:
289 goals are the 8th highest goals scored by any NHL team since the 1998-99 season.
Only 19 teams over the last 20 years have scored 275 or more goals in a season.
TB has done it in back to back seasons 2017-18 (290), 2018-19 (317) and Ottawa 2005-06 (312) 2006-07 (286) as has Buffalo 2005-06 (276) 2006-07 (298)
The odds are overwhelming against the Flames putting up 275 goals this coming season. Not a lot of scoring numbers are going to go up a significant amount.
Last year the Flames bought low... they signed Hanifin 6x 4.95 2 ufa yrs and Lindholm 6x4.85 4 UFA years.
Had Lindholm signed a 3 yr rather than a 2 year RFA contact with Carolina would have last season moved him into a 8x8?
Signing Tkachuk to a 8+ x 8 yrs has a good chance of the Flames buying high.
EW hockey has the 2 year contract estimates a 5.37
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I actually agree with ricardodw.
Possibly for the first time ever.