I like Tkachuk’s game and am not going to say he sucks now that he’s gone, but heading into this off season I definitely felt he was the third most important part of the top line. Gaudreau was the offensive catalyst, and Lindholm was the glue guy. I was worried about the dollars he was going to expect based on his career season with those 2.
I was hoping for a re-signed Gaudreau, then deal Tkachuk if there was something attractive.
Even if Gaudreau didn’t torpedo things on his end this deal would’ve still been awesome for the return the team got.
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