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Originally Posted by VilleN
My dream return would be a hockey trade around Brayden Point. Calgary kid, #1 centre… not sure why Tampa would do it, unless we took some cap off their hands… maybe they’d throw in a 1st.
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He's suffered injuries, including during the playoffs, and hasn't put up his 92 point pace for several seasons. I think, assuming Tkachuk gets a comparable 8 year contract, that Tampa would at least be interested.
They were already going with Stamkos, Point, Kucherov line at points last season. Moving Stamkos back to center with Kucherov and Tkachuk might make some sense. But not sure if Tkachuk would gel well given their speed. And then losing a player who can play center for them hurts their flexibility.
It might also hurt the teams reputation if they sign a player to an 8 year contract then trade him before the NMC kicks in (because Point has one more year of RFA).