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Originally Posted by chedder
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If you take Tkachuk at his word he wanted to sign an 8 year extension at the end of the last year as well but oh wait he didn’t. Here are his exact words at garbage bag day last May
“Absolutely,” Tkachuk said when asked if he’d be open to signing a long-term deal to stay with the Calgary Flames. “I’ve loved it here. I’ve grown up here. The more I think about It, I came here and didn’t really know anything about Calgary. I didn’t know anything about Western Canada. My mom’s from Winnipeg, so I guess that’s as far west as I knew and kind of just fell in love with it here.
“So, yeah, to answer your question, I would be very open (to a long-term deal)