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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Tkachuk chose to set himself up for that. Between the term of the deal and the huge QO, it's pretty clear that his agent was trying to get him to UFA as fast as possible. When the time came, he used that leverage to get the big-money deal he wanted on a team he wanted to play for.
When a player has a specific plan and a clever agent, there's not a lot a GM can do to stop him.
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I'm pretty sure that Tkachuk wanted a 7-year deal and they went with a bridge so they could keep Frolik, who was terrible that year and ended up getting traded anyway