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Originally Posted by kipperiggy
Why did this info have to come out that he wanted out? Couldn’t that have come out after so his value didn’t potentially go down? I get teams will still bid, and I’m happy that Tkachuk is honest so we can recover something, but the timing stinks.
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I don't see why it makes much of a difference. If Treliving was quietly shopping him around teams would catch on that he wants out.
Like others have said, there being a bidding war puts pressure on the GMs who really want him to crack so they don't end up losing out on him.