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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Tkachuk has one year left and then is an RFA with a huge qualifying offer. Next summer he just accepts the huge qualifying offer and then in the summer of 2023 he becomes a 25 year old UFA, and everybody and their dog knows where he's probably signing.
So it's very unlikely anyone other than STL will give up anything of value for just 2 years of Tkachuk, and STL doesn't really have to give up much either, they can just wait. Their only incentive is to get him 2 years sooner and then be able to offer him 8 years.
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2 years is am eternity when considering a player who has entered his prime and also the window of a competitive team looking to get over top of the mountain again. Tkachuk has a lot of value around the league right now despite his contract.