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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Example, someone said recently:
“He could’ve easily signed Mangiapane and possibly even Matthew Tkachuk to long term sweetheart deals a few years back and would only have to deal with Gaudreau and Kylington this time around with a lot more cap flexibility.”
Not only is this not a hypothetical, it’s not even a correct recollection of the cap situation when Tkachuk and Mangiapane signed their RFA deals. And in Tkachuk’s case, I’m pretty sure the term was exactly what he wanted and he stood fast on it.
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That is correct. Tkachuk was never signing a long term sweetheart deal. If he would have, it would have been done. He wanted to become a UFA as soon as he could. Not necessarily to leave, but to maximize his leverage. That's what players do. Especially the Tkachuks. Brady signed his deal because he got mega dough considering his production.