I'm honestly not that upset. Johnny is a magical player to watch. And Johnny is better than Tkachuk. But Johnny is also older.
Having $20m tied up on two wingers is not a recipe for a Stanley Cup. The flames now have one less franchise winger, but also have an additional $10m in cap space. A year from now, Lucic and Monahan will be off the books. And if the flames can target a franchise center, they'll be a stronger team in 2023-24 than they were this year.
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