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Originally Posted by dino7c
This reads like they chose to trade him...they didn't he refused to sign here
Also, nobody is blaming them missing the playoffs on Tkachuk...they did give up a lot from a presidents trophy winning team though. "Retooling" after trading years worth of 1sts including an unprotected 2023 first is incredibly risky.
Time will tell if they will be a contending team again in the next while...I suspect they will have a hard time getting there without any draft capital.
The older teams like Boston and Tampa are way better than them and teams like Buffalo and Detroit have far better prospects and young players and will only be adding.
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My own personal opinion (based on his post-trade interviews) is that he left becuase of the media here and not agreeing with Darryl Sutter's system. I just wonder if, when he picked the President's Trophy winners as a possible destination, he realized they'd be sending major pieces back the other way.