Had Johnny stayed and Calgary offered Tkachuk something like $10.5M for 8 years I think he maybe stays as well. But I think once he became an RFA and teams (like Florida) basically said they would pay him $9M+ he was ready to leave and had the leverage to make it happen.
The interesting question is whether Treliving makes that same trade if Johnny is under contract at $10.5M. Even though Huberdeau’s new deal wouldn’t start until next year when the Flames have more cap space, do you build this team around two playmaking $10M wingers?
Edit: Haha, basically the same question Roof-Daddy asked.
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