You listen to what Jim Montgomery says after the Bruins lost (1:30 mark), and what Tkachuk is doing in this playoffs makes the Flames inability to keep Tkachuk here a huge failure. Yes, Tkachuk was always going to try and get to free agency as soon as possible, but teams that let superstars like this walk at age 25 are doomed to live in mediocrity. There's so much talk about how you need top picks to win a cup as a reason to rebuild, well that doesn't matter much if you can't keep the players here during their most productive years. There's always been points of frustration with this team and the lack of success, but nothing has made me become more apathetic about this team than the last 12 months. It is going to take a lot of effort from the new GM/coach/players to make me care about watching/attending as many games as I have in the past.
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