Unless Tkachuk is part of some kind of Eichel trade or other #1 C coming this way, I hope he stays.
But I'm also of the opinion that the whole puck flip and meeting that followed DID in fact wrong a lot of the players the wrong way and created a rift. I guess we'll never know what truly happened, but I have no doubt that was the main cause of Tkachuk's demise this past season.
Either way, good players are allowed to have down seasons at points throughout their careers. I still think MT is a good player for Sutter's system. Only want to see him traded if a true #1 C is coming back, or his contract demands are so outrageous that the team has no choice but to cut him loose.
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