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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Tkachuk says a lot of things. A lot of which are spin. He didn’t sign a two year deal - he signed a 3 year deal with a guaranteed 4th year at the Flames’ option.
In 2019, what do you sign a RFA for who’s had two 50 point seasons and a 77 point season? Do you give him 5 or 6 x $9M? And then get fired when that guy is less than PPG over the next two seasons?
Hindsight is great, but show me all the posts from here that urged $9M for Tkachuk.
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If you have faith in the players progression, you absolutely sign him for as many years as you can.
The Tkachuks have always taken the money when offered. I expect he would have taken 8x $8.5MM if offered, although Calgary did not have a cap room.