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Originally Posted by blankall
My guess is that Tkachuk's "conflict" was with Giordano, and it was way overblown in the media. Giordano probably told Tkachuk to turn it down after a couple Tkachuk episodes. I can't see anyone else one the team who would complain vocally about Tkachuk stirring thing up and have the influence to get a team meeting.
Giordano is gone now, so no more conflict.
It's probably also true that the Flames are kicking tires on a Tkachuk trade, but only if Eichel is coming in. Teams also talk about value and kick tires far more than most fans realize. There's a reason why being a GM is a full time job, and they need multiple assistant GMs. There's constant work going on behind the scenes.
I can see Tkachuk being a St. Louis fan, but I also see him as the kind of person who doesn't want to live in his father's legacy. He'd rather create his own championship team. As long as Calgary is devoted to that, he'll be happy here.
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That was my suspicion regarding the conflict too. I also doubt it was leadership turning their back on Tkachuk for his antics, but more of a "Kid, keep being you but pick your spots better" type of thing. As for Tkachuk being mad about them not backing him up, he isn't a dummy, he probably realized what happened later on and bygones were bygones.