[Rumour] Weekes: Flames offering Tkachuk, 1st, former 1st, 2 prospects for Eichel

[Ferarri]

Don’t like it unless they know Tkachuk wants out. That’s an absurd ask and quite frankly too much to give up. Other teams would be lining up for Tkachuk.

[Bonded]

Tkachuk, Zadarov, 1st, and 2 meh prospects. Let's gooooooooooo

[JurassicTunga12]

so, is Weekes an actual legit insider these days?

[heep223]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

The Flames line of Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk is one of the top 3 lines in the league in terms of results and play driving right now. The Flames haven't had a top line like this since Huselius-Langkow-Iginla.

Why would Treliving break that up?

Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler is up there as well.

I see your point but can you imagine Gaudreau-Eichel-Lindholm? You never know with chemistry etc but to me that line has the potential to be the best line in the league for years.

Chucky’s contract situation is brutal. That’s a huge part of it that you can’t just ignore.

[Canada 02]

in the summer St. Louis Blues radio talking heads proposed
Tkachuk for Tarasenko, Kyrou or Thomas, Perunovich and 1st

Would you rather package Tkachuk and a bunch of assets for Eichel, or trade him for lower ceiling, lower risk assets?

[MJK]

I don’t like this anymore.

[howard_the_duck]

There has to be protection on the pick if we lose Tkachuk. It's a BAD forward group if we lose MT.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Swayze11

So who is leaking the framework of an offer?

Buffalo to try and get a 3rd dance partner?

Calgary to put pressure on Buffalo? It seems like most posters here (although maybe biased) think this is a no brainer for Buffalo

Eichel's Agent? Not sure how involved he is in trade discussions/frameworks.

d) Calgary to put pressure on Tkachuk to sign an extension at well below his $9M qualifying offer so that he doesn't have to go to Buffalo.

[FlamingHomer]

As they say on Dragon's Den, "I'm out"

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by howard_the_duck

There has to be protection on the pick if we lose Tkachuk. It's a BAD forward group if we lose MT.

No it isn’t.

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by howard_the_duck

There has to be protection on the pick if we lose Tkachuk. It's a BAD forward group if we lose MT.

No, it isn't.

[FlamesAddiction]

I mentioned it in a proposal in the the other thread, but if Tkachuk is indeed the key piece going back, that leaves a pretty big hole on the RW, where he has been playing. I would sign Bobby Ryan as a temporary stop gap in the meantime. Ryan has 7 goals and 7 assists in 33 games last season. That is roughly a 17 goal, 34 point pace over 82 games, which isn't bad. He was on a PTO a month ago with Detroit, so I don't think he wants to quit yet. I imagine he would take the league minimum at this point.

I love Tkachuk, but I don't see him as a lifer on the Flames. Too many red flags about his intentions to move on and with Eichel, Mangiapane, Markstrom, and Gaudreau (hopefully) eating up $30 million in cap space, I can't see the Flames meeting Tkachuk's demands. Buffalo on the other hand, has a lot of cap space to dedicate to him and I think he would be worth it for them. The flight risk for him in Buffalo is probably significantly less than in Calgary IMO.

[the_only_turek_fan]

Now that this is out.

One way or another Tkachuk is done as a Flame.

[mdubz]

I don't see it. Buffalo actually thinks Tkachuk will sign there long term? He most likely walks and they are left without a big piece.

[Ozy_Flame]

I'm breathing moistly.

[---Hatrick---]

Would feel a lot better if that was Monahan instead of Tkachuk…
I’d still probably do it though as long as the prospects involved aren’t Coronato, Zary or Peltier

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

No it isn’t.

Buddy.

[devo22]

if this is true und we do miss out on Eichel, you really can't blame the Flames for not trying though. That's a hell of a package if this Tkachuk + Valimaki + 1st + prospects. If Vegas beats this, then so be it.

[PaperBagger'14]

Buffalo currently sits at 43/50 contract spots used so no contracts would have to come back to make this work

[zukes]

I don't want Eichel, and especially not for that package.