It will be hard to justify qualifying Tkachuk at $9 million in a few years. He's good, but he's not that good.
It seems like Treliving was banking on a ton of progression, and that hasn't happened.
To be fair, the contract was signed before the flat cap was implemented. But this is looking like it will be by far the worst of his major RFA signings. He might be worth the $9 million cap hit for a good chunk of his next contract. But his trade value will be far lower.
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