I’m not and have never been a real Matthew Tkachuk guy, especially for the dollars he’s about to get paid. Lots of holes in his game and don’t see him as ‘the guy’. Also if I’m being honest, the on-ice antics were cringe-worthy and something I stomached but never really embraced.
I’m a bit relieved with this news. I’ve been in camp rebuild for a couple of seasons now and after losing Johnny, that cemented it for me. Was hoping MT would make it easier for the front office to move in that direction.
What the flames do now will be very telling. If I’m Treliving I’m tripling down on trading for elite futures, not trying to sprinkle in some win now. Trading Tkachuk dramatically improves the value of our first round pick. Bringing back a top 6 forward as part of the exchange and not so much.
‘Tomorrow’ can come a lot sooner in a rebuild if we get this trade right. Fascinated to see what the Flames do.
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