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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
I think Eichel to Calgary would have cost Tkachuk.
We all would do that now but at that time it would have been difficult.
If a deal revolving around Mangiapane was possible, we missed out big time.
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It wouldn't have felt like a "win" initially as it took roughly a year for Eichel to get up to speed if we had sent them Tkachuk, but longer term it would've been a win for the team, especially with his contract running through 2025-26.
Hard to imagine how different things would be. There would be no Huberdeau or Weegar here. With Lindholm in the fold, not sure they go after Kadri either (so Monahan is potentially still in the fold as well).
Team would be fully immersed in their Just Get In! mindset for the duration of that contract though, no matter how they performed on the ice. Some bad extensions are probably signed to try to complement him. Just replace the current mistakes with totally different ones. But at least they'd have that dreamy #1C and #1 starter.