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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
Biggest disappointment this year is losing Tkachuk . Management ####ed that up. Don't believe we lost him because he's American and wanted the leisure life in Florida. Brady signed long term no problem when Senators offered it. Matthew said Flames never offered it earlier in his career. Having at least Tkachuk on this team alone probably pushes the needle.
Brad can go fly a kite and ownership . Till Edward's dies nothing gets meaningfully done.
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We really dont know why Tkachuk left, and we may never know.
It could have been a management screwup, a lot of signs point in that direction, but it just as easily could have been a veritable cornucopia of other reasons.
It would be interesting to know if this off-season management was dealt a crappy hand or whether that damage was self-inflicted.
Either way though, that doesnt reflect on the on-ice performance of this group.
On the one hand, I can understand management's claim that this is an under-performing group that 'could' be better than their record suggests, however at the end of the day this is a results-based business and the people in it are judged based on their results.
One can claim that the standings dont accurately reflect the caliber of this team, however, unfortunately, that reflection, however inaccurate it may be, is the only one that counts.