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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
That would be false.
Gaudreau, Monahan, Lindholm, Hanifin, Andersson (and Hamilton before that) all got 6+ years. That was the majority of the young core at the time. This board acts like the Flames bridged their entire core, which wasn't the case at all.
The only "young" Flames that didn't were:
Bennett: Thankfully they didn't give him $7M+ after his rookie season
Tkachuk: Didn't work out, unfortunate to not just give him the 8 year deal but don't think the player wanted that either. If Tkachuk wanted to be here, he would still be here, and nothing would have prevented him from demanding the trade even with a contract.
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That would be true in the case of Tkachuk, who is the key piece i'm talking about. And twice has said signing long term was possible.
And Bennett...what are you talking about? Why would they give him $7M (10% of the cap at the time) after that rookie season with another year to go?
"This board acts....."
So painful.