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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I can't envision a trade the Flames would necessarily win.
I just don't think people are effectively weighing the contributions from this guy in both tangible offense and every other intangible quality you want from a guy who drags his teammates into games they aren't otherwise emotionally invested in.
If he played 20 minutes a night with top line linemates he'd be a 100 point player. His goal scoring qualities are legit, and it's the hardest thing to do in the league.
If he played 22 minutes a night with MacKinnon and Landeskog he'd produce more than Rantanen in my mind. He's doing it with Backlund and Frolik getting 17-18 minutes a night in defensive situations.
IMO everyone sleeps on Tkachuk because of his 'antics'. He's the 2nd best offensive player on the team IMO and in a year where Giordano is not up to Norris form Tkachuk is probably the 2nd most important player.
Trading him or letting him walk to an offersheet when the last time the Flames were as good as they are now it was 15 years ago is just crazy talk.
Last Season, This Season and Next Season is probably as close to a stanley cup as this organization is going to be in the next 10 years. A situation where Tkachuk is moved either in trade or offersheet might be enough to do it for me as fan.
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Agreed....he is as much the straw that stirs the drink as anyone else on the club.
You simply do not trade guys like this at his age and the current abilities, nevermind the ceiling on him.
That being said if someone comes at him with 10 or 11 a year for 5 or 6 years, then the Flames have to think about things.