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Originally Posted by GioforPM
The thing about the bridge is that it is supposed to retain control for the team because you leave a year of RFA. But players and their agents figured out that if you make the QO high enough, you've basically eliminated that advantage.
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I truly believe Tkachuk wanted an 8-year deal, but Calgary didn't have the cap room to accomodate that deal.
So, Tkachuk said "OK, I'll take 3 years, but it needs to be structured to my advantage".
Likely same thing for Debrincat.