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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
You're not getting great value on a rental with a $9M cap hit that has serious questions about his long term desires.
That Tkachuk contract is another great example of when the franchise needed its GM to play hardball and get the team a better deal that didn't result in this one-year RFA season with a massive QO required.
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Not great value (trading Tkatchuk) >>> no value (letting Johnny walk because they refused to pay $1M)
At this point, in my mind, if Flames fail to re-sign Johnny, the only reasonable explanation that I'd accept as a fan is because Johnny chose to move back home (his right). If it was because Flames decided to penny pinch (after wasting ALL that money on stupid signings in the past), I will be livid as a fan.