Tkachuk never wanted to be here from the start. Held the Flames hostage after his EL deal to force the Flames into a decision this last offseason, effectively becoming a FA a year early.
His PR handled it much better than Gaudreau, he knew long ago he had no desire on staying here.
Guadreau had lots of conflicting thoughts because he did like it in the city. Tkachuk had no conflict in getting out as soon as he could.
To each their own but if you care about what players think of the city and team, Gaudreau cared a lot more about his legacy here with the team and city then Tkachuk did.
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