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bax · 09-25-2019, 10:24 AM

Another interesting thing to consider- many reports stated that Flames and Tkachuk both wanted to go long term. Friedman just a few days ago reported that they were discussing 5 and 6 year options.

I think it's likely that everyone involved realized the cap wasn't available this year to make that kind of deal. So they signed a deal that allows the Flames some flexibility as in there is no pressure to trade anyone off the roster and they can go back to the drawing board in 2 years and ink a big 5-8 year deal.

Maybe a bit of a stretch, but I bet the Flames wanted 6.75 over 3 years, but ended up giving the extra 250k as a sign on good faith. Let's meet in 2 years and get a long term deal done before arbitration hits.

09-25-2019, 10:24 AM	#168
bax #1 Goaltender Join Date: Mar 2011 Exp:	Another interesting thing to consider- many reports stated that Flames and Tkachuk both wanted to go long term. Friedman just a few days ago reported that they were discussing 5 and 6 year options. I think it's likely that everyone involved realized the cap wasn't available this year to make that kind of deal. So they signed a deal that allows the Flames some flexibility as in there is no pressure to trade anyone off the roster and they can go back to the drawing board in 2 years and ink a big 5-8 year deal. Maybe a bit of a stretch, but I bet the Flames wanted 6.75 over 3 years, but ended up giving the extra 250k as a sign on good faith. Let's meet in 2 years and get a long term deal done before arbitration hits. Last edited by bax; 09-25-2019 at 10:51 AM.