One I’ve heard from a valid source is that Tkachuk always says the right thing in the media but is different behind closed doors.
I have no idea if Tkachuk was actually open to a long term deal in 2019. If he was though jt likely would have needed to be a huge overpay like Ottawa did for his brother.
Would people have actually wanted Tkachuk on a deal similar to Marner because that’s likely what it would have cost for 8 years…$10M plus.
It’s easy to blame the bridge deal now but that’s what Tampa did with Kucherov and Point. That’s what the islanders did with Barzal. Most of the RFAs that offseason took a bridge.
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