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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Well the post I quoted mocked anyone suggesting Tkachuk would be interested in 'top dollar' So I guess I see something below top dollar as a discount. IMO Tkachuk received 'top dollar'.
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Agreed.
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As for your characterization of the negotiation, it seems rather simplistic. But when do you suppose Treliving brought that fact up? Because I heard they had been working on a long term deal for much of the summer which would always require moving salary out.
At some point Tkachuk had a change of heart? That is certainly possible. Or maybe they couldn't agree on the numbers for a long term deal, like nearly all of the other RFA deals. Do you really believe they would have been able to agree to a long term deal, but Tkachuk backed off because he didn't want to see someone traded?
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Who knows what happened? I certainly don't pretend to, beyond what we have heard directly from the parties involved. I remain convinced that Tkachuk wants to be in Calgary long-term, and that Calgary wants to sign Tkachuk to a long-term deal.