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Originally Posted by dino7c
Tkachuk would have still got 9.5M wherever he wanted lets be real here. "Nobody" bails on a first place team that drafted and developed him a year before UFA either...until Tkachuk. I certainly can't think of any others.
Flames have let players run their show for so long and now everyone wants to take advantage of them.
Brad was thrilled to give Tkachuk exactly what he wanted, he thanks Brad regularly for being so accommodating
Mr. nice guy has gotten the Flames so far with great contracts and players
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The interview with Tkachuk gushing about Treliving said it all. Everyone got exactly what they wanted -- other than the Calgary Flames. What a GM.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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