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Originally Posted by Reaper
To sign an 8 year deal he has to have been on the teams roster prior to the previous trade deadline so he could only sign an 8 year deal with the Flames after January 1 prior to being traded if this goes to arbitration.
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This was changed in the last MoU. You no longer need to be on the teams roster last deadline but if you weren't, you'd need to be signed through the next deadline.
So Tkachuk, without a contract, can only sign 7 years if he was traded.
Valimaki, signed for one more year, could be traded and then sign an 8 year extension immediately as he is signed through next deadline.
I imagine, like Karlsson prompting the new change, that Tkachuk's situation may prompt another change but currently it's 7 years if he's traded.