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Originally Posted by chedder
His contract is 100% an issue right now. You have to sign him longterm this summer or else he will be a trade deadline rental come spring and we won't get full value on a trade.
He has one year left on his current deal and if he isn't extended you give him one year at $9 million to walk him straight to free agency.
If he plays next season with no new deal that means he wants the one year QO, which means he wants free agency and likely doesn't want to be here long term.
This offseason will tell us what the future is for Tkachuk. If you can't extend him you have to trade him.
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Not true at all.
You assume Tkachuk has interest in talking a long term deal after he has his worst season? Unless it is a massive overpay he is going to rebuild his value and I assume sign a long term deal here or elsewhere next offseason. Flames could easily trade him in the offseason next year to a team that he has interest in signing with.