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Originally Posted by Bandwagon Surfer
For Tkachuk, my impression is he was looking to be a leader for a team who believes in him.
The Flames refused to do this. They showed him that they did not believe in him by nickle and diming and short contracts. They showed him they did not believe in him by prioritizing signing washed up vets over committing to him. They showed him they did not believe in him by not giving him a path to becoming captain, and doubled down by bringing in a coach who refused to let any player be captain. They showed him they did not believe in him by keeping his ice time down.
Florida showed him they believed in him. They commited long term first chance they got. They made him their captian. They gave him the ice time. They even pumped him up in the media as their leader.
Good on the Sabres for being willing to bet on their own players. The odds of big deals backfiring is much lower for young players than old ones.
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