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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Allegedly, a top-2 pick was offered for Tkachuk. At that point, you ask Matthew, just like you ask Gaudreau, “are you in, or are you out?”.
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See, there's your problem right there. You admit up front that it was ‘allegedly’, and then go on to blame Treliving for missing out as if it were a proven fact.
I mean, why did he trade Neal for Lucic, when he allegedly could have got McDavid? I know he allegedly could have, because I'm alleging it now. Anybody can allege anything.
We know New Jersey talked to a number of different teams about trading the #2 pick, and that Calgary was among them. We don't know that they would have traded the pick for Tkachuk one for one, or that they wouldn't have got an offer they liked better from one of the other teams. What we do know is that after talking to all those teams, they decided to keep the pick.
But hey, Treliving has to be fired, so an unsubstantiated rumour is as good a reason as any. Any stick will do to beat a dog.
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If you’re in, great. Here’s the number. Sign it, you have five minutes to talk it over. If you don’t need five minutes, enjoy New Jersey.
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Right, because you don't have to involve the player's agent or anything. Either that or the agent doesn't have any other clients and will do a deal in five minutes if you just whistle loud enough.
Seriously, have you ever negotiated anything in your life? People can take longer than five minutes to haggle over a lampshade at a garage sale.