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Originally Posted by MrMike
If Gaudreau signs with us and Tkachuk makes it clear he won’t sign an extension, would trading him with 50% retained bring back a monster return?
Imagine being able to drop a 100 pt player for a sub 5 mill cap hit for a year if you are really trying to make a run.
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I think that Calgary with Gaudreau, and without Tkachuk, still is in a contender window. Just a simple example (that I don't think happens), but what if Claude Giroux signs a three year contract to take Tkachuk's place?
Also, Tkachuk gets traded as is, and the return will still be very high. I wouldn't want to limit the receiving team in terms of a one-year contract, and they would have the spectre of Tkachuk walking after that year.