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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
If Gaudreau had stayed, we would have kept Gaudreau - Lindholm - Tkachuk intact for one more season and their previous success would have likely continued or even improved. His departure is what Tre thought forced his hand into dealing Tkachuk early to force a complete retool with what has turned out to be our current two tools.
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I think Tkachuk would have wanted out as well.
He also didn't trade him early, he extended a arbitration deadline to give them team an extra week of getting a deal done. We would have been screwed if he let is pass as I believe we would have been locked into the 1 year deal.