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Originally Posted by dino7c
pretty long way from a fact
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As is anything you hear from any one other than the player or GM. This is what we have to go off of as fans..
We'll probably never get that full story, at least not until a post-retirement podcast or something.
Tkachuk never wanting to commit to the Flames right from the bridge deal is just as much speculation, but it's what some seem to take as "truth".
So in the end, it's a battle of hearsay and sources.
Seeing as Tkachuk has never appeared bitter about the Flames or his time here, I'm willing to bet he negotiated steeply but in good faith, and his linemate taking off is what fueled the intention to exit. I don't think a long term solution was never on the table.