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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Tkachuk could have said he only wanted to play in Florida and that would have certainly limited the haul. The fact he gave the team multiple options allowed Treliving to regain a little leverage in the negotiation and land the premium package he did.
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We are talking about one of the more business oriented players in the league here. Everything had been carefully calculated by his family and agent. If the offer from the Panthers was similar to the Blues offer I get the feeling that Treliving would have simply held on to Tkachuk until next season's trade deadline, if not flat out keep him if they were in a playoff position. The Flames still held the card of the 8th season and if Tkachuk played the 22/23 season in Calgary without Gaudreau his numbers would be a lot lower going into free agency. It was in Tkachuk's best interest to give the Flames ample opportunity to trade him this offseason coming off a peak season where he could ensure an 8 year contract. Helping out the Flames in any capacity was likely very, very low on his list of priorities.