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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Few things to keep in mind regarding tkachuk - he actually came to Canada willingly to play junior hockey in London instead of staying in the US and his family also knows this is a business and is more likely to just take the best offer. His dad got traded more than once and he knows how this ends up going.
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His dad knows also knows when a player has the most leverage, like when you just had a career year that would be difficult to duplicate. It’s a gamble to take a 1 year deal now and risk falling to under 80pts next season or worse yet suffering a serious injury.