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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
These things get reported with very little context.
It has also been speculated that the reporting that Tkachuk wasn't offered or considered has been damage control after the Flames didn't get the player to avoid an issue with Tkachuk.
Or we don't know in what context the Sabres asked about Tkachuk.
If the Flames offered Monahan+Dube+Zary+1st the Sabres could have said "cool - swap out Monahan for Tkachuk" and that's what the Flames declined.
We just don't know enough to judge if the Flames made a bad call or not. So folks will look at it in a manner that supports their historic positions and biases (myself included).
It's part of the problem with the short and quick reporting. All we know is the Sabres asked about the inclusion of those players and the Flames weren't interested. That's not a lot to truly judge the situation.
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In any scenario, Flames were getting the best player in the deal and someone who instantly becomes most valuable asset in the organization. Definitely an injury risk but it sounds like Flames were comfortable with the treatment.
No idea what was offered and I know you're just spitballing but if Flames thought a package of 2nd and 3rd liners was going to get it done, maybe Friedman was right and they weren't close. Unfortunately it wasn't Doug Risebrough on the other side.