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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
You can't force players to sign long term. I don't fault him for Mangiapane as if Treliving gambles on a long term deal and Mangiapane has a poor season then fans are jumping on him for tying up money and term into an unproven player. As for Tkachuk it sounds like the player and agent did not want to commit long term and want to keep all their options open.
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Maybe, maybe not but the hammer lies with Treliving in that situation, especially with a guy like Tkachuk who is/was highly unlikely to hold out provided offers and dealings are being approached reasonably.
You certainly don't see many high end RFAs going this route and I'm guessing it's due to the fact most teams see the massive downside once you hit year 3 of said deal.