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Originally Posted by blankall
Given Tkachuk's trade list, it seemed like he had very particular places with very specific local politics in mind. He either wanted to go to his hometown, the most recent cup winner, or more libertarian states. None of those places are Canada.
Anyways, this is all speculation. As others have stated, we have no idea what actually happened or what Tkachuk was actually thinking.
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I doubt politics has anything to do with it. His list was good teams in cities with good weather. Winning and warmth. In an article in the Athletic, Tkachuk remarked on how glorious it is sitting on his deck at 2 am wearing shorts, mid-season.