Unless you can get a massive haul for Tkachuk, you keep him. Last time he was in a contract year he was a point per game and he's still an RFA after next season so the flight threat is not immediate.
Gaudreau though, if he won't sign a fair extension this off season you better be working hard to get him traded. Losing him as a UFA for nothing next summer would be yet another massive asset management blunder that could cripple the franchise going forward.
I really hope Treliving moves at least one of them for a haul though ASAP. You can't have your biggest cap space eating contracts devoted to wingers and expect to be successful. Especially wingers with flaws, Gaudreau being ridiculously tiny, and Tkachuk being a pretty weak skater.
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