Well basically Trelving tried to trade Frolik this summer, couldn't get a deal without retaining salary (or he didn't like the 5/6th round pick deals) and we walked one of our best players in team history to free agency because of it, then the right deal came along later due to injuries.
I like what Tre got for Frolik in the end, but god damn if you gave me
a) Frolik for nothing/little bit of salary retained for 6-8 years of Tkachuk, vs:
b) Tkachuk for a bridge deal that will either cost us $11 million AAV or Tkachuck testing the market after 4 years (much more likely)
Just give me the crappier return with the star player locked up. Especially considering how little we ended up doing with the cap space the Frolik trade opened up.
Last edited by jayswin; 03-02-2020 at 07:11 PM.
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