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Originally Posted by jayswin
He's an incredible talent that would have been a huge blow to the organization without a crazy trade like this. He also isn't a 100+ point, generational talent going forward either, imo.
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That's the thing, I believe. To maximize his earnings, he needed to cash in right after the incredible season he just had. That wasn't happening unless the Flames cooperated, so everybody agreed to play ball.
So the Flames got a huge haul of assets, the Panthers got a long-term deal with a guy who fits the age of their core, and Tkachuk got the Brinks truck. Win-win-win.