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Originally Posted by FormerPresJamesTaylor
Agree with Bingo, don't avoid the players but you need to absolutely be proactive. Treliving wss with Fox, but wasn't with Tkachuk.
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think that's really hard to compare. Fox never signed with the franchise, whereas Tkachuk played 6 seasons in Calgary and signed two contracts. Treliving also traded him for what most agreed at the time was a great package of assets. It obviously hasn't worked out with Huberdeau yet, but the deal in itself was fine. You can obviously blame Treliving for only signing Tkachuk to a bridge deal after his ELC instead of locking him in long-term, but still, lumping Fox and Tkachuk together makes little sense IMO.
Generally, I get the American notion, but both Gaudreau and Tkachuk signed, re-signed and played for a long time in Calgary. Fox is different, but he wouldn't sign in Carolina either. He was a special kind of weasel, but that shouldn't make the Flames stay away from Americans. Coronato also signed with no issues whatsoever.