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Originally Posted by sureLoss

Strickland has sources in St. Louis and close to the Tkachuk family

https://twitter.com/user/status/1456078188476608513

I think it’s possible he told the Sabres he wouldn’t sign there, all but nixing the deal. He was the chip that Vegas wasn’t going to match though, and if he’s off the table I would suspect Vegas is the front runner.