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Originally Posted by transplant99
Guaranteed he was.
From what ive been told is that....
They were in extension negotiations with MT when Johnny Walker did his about face and slithered to Ohio.
At that point everything changed, and MT re-evaluated his future.
10 days or so later he told BT and crew he wasnt going to sign after considering what teams he would do a long term deal with.
Then the calls were made and a week later the trade was finalized.
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Oh, I’m sure there were discussions and the Flames first choice would have been to extend Tkachuck long term. On the other hand, I’m fairly sure the Flames were well aware of the leverage Tkachuck had, his fathers history, and the possibility that they wouldn’t be able to get him locked up as well. Especially after Gaudreau left.