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Originally Posted by Stay Golden
The Flames organization have put themselves in this position. They made every other off season transaction except the most significant piece that was already staring them in the face prior to July.
It has become clear they are and have been trying to force Tkachuk to sign for 1.5-2m less that what they know and his camp knows he is worth. Which is exactly why they have deliberately left less than 8m left to sign Mangi and Tkachuk.
JMO their plan all along has not wavered was a certain number lower than what Tkachuk is worth on the open market but based only what they are willing to pay. Even if they had 15m currently of cap space they would only go as high as 7.5m per for Tkachuk.
Do you really think Dad Tkachuk whith all the big contracts he had through out his career is going to let a team under value his son just because they didn't manage their salary cap.
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I don’t doubt that they have a plan and are sticking to it.
It’s not that the team didn’t “manage their cap”. I will point to 6-7 absolutely kick ass contracts that say they sure as hell did!
If old man Tkachuk is behind the holdout, he can also think about shutting up.
Most players have the goal of winning a cup and old man Tkachuk never won a Cup.
The only way his boy has a chance to win a cup is by playing, not by holding out.
This team has a window in the next 2-3 years. Matthew can take a reasonable salary on a short term deal, be part of it, and get paid more when the team has money.