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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Your post said "Younger Talent" it didn't mention Tkachuk specifically, and the fact is the Flames did bet on the majority of their young core - with Tkachuk being the one exclusion.
In terms of Tkachuk he also said he wanted to stay here long term...two weeks before turning down 8 x $10.5M and demanding a trade. The signals point to him not wanting to be here long term, no matter what he said. Lots of rumors out there that even "long term" only meant 6 years - similar to Marner/Rantanen - and not 8 years.
And in terms of Bennett that is a good comparison because that is exactly what is happening with Sanderson.
Sanderson shows great potential but he has 1 year on his ELC left, has only played one season, and their is risk with the $8M deal.
It wouldn't be that dissimilar from giving Bennett a huge deal coming off the 15-16 season when he had 36 points in 77 games as a rookie, with one year left on his ELC. Would people have been applauding if the Flames gave Bennett 8 x $6M or 8 x $7M that offseason - because that is what Ottawa is betting on here.
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Note: For reference Fla gave Bennett 4x$4.25.