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Originally Posted by blender
This grossly undervalues Tkachuk. He is a top-20 young player in the world with 2 years of team control. He had an off year last year like the whole team, but if he plays anywhere close to his potential he is worth 9m easily. Heave you seen what 9m buys you on the open market lately?
I've said it before, but again, I wouldn't add much to Tkachuk in a trade for Eichel. You are acting as if he is a throw in. Each to his own, but if you think your view of Tkachuk's value is correct there isn't much to say other than you are wrong. He is Calgary's single most valuable asset, and Calgary is not bereft of valuable assets.
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He’s not a throw in, he’s the centrepiece.
And if he’s that good, it’s more than a fair offer for Buffalo, since they can still trade him or extend him.
The return is Jack Eichel. Tkachuk, good as he is, is our 2nd best left winger, and the other guy will probably extend with us if we get him a top-5 centre.
To me, it’s minimum 2 years of control for a LW Vs 5 for a centre.
That choice is clear.