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Originally Posted by Tbull8
I have heard it from a source close to management (if you don't want to believe me, all good) that the 3 teams still seriously in on Eichel are Anaheim, Vegas, and Calgary.
As well, there is a serious rift between Tkachuk and the team. He has not been training with any of the flames this summer, and has made it very clear he wants to go to the states (ideally St. Louis).
Last year after the Muzzin incident, closed door meeting for the players, but then Tkachuk met with management and was told "we will help you fight your battles, but we're not going to fight all of them every night".
From that point on, he was described as acting "pouty" for the rest of the season (which seems obvious now given how he was playing).
The Flames are looking to move him as part of the Eichel package, since there is almost 0% chance he re-signs here next summer, but Buffalo is not that interested in him. Likely because they know he isn't signing there either.
This seems to be the hold up on the Eichel deal. If a 3rd team got involved, Tkachuk would likely end up there with more futures going to Buffalo.
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Thanks for the update TBull. The Tkachuk information can't be news to anyone. It was obvious from the puck toss on. I wonder how much value Tkachuk has around the league? He's a Liam Neeson player, coming with a specific set of skills, but he could be one of those players that does as much damage to your team as he does good. High risk player with an equally high risk contract. I would still take the rumored St. Louis deal that's on the table. We're better off with the depth, so long as we get Gaudreau and Eichel under contract for at least the next five years.