Matthew Tkachuk & Johnny Gaudreau Signing Watch Thread

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

Jebus, is every thread about ranking cities and livability reports now?
How about hockey talk

The Columbus Blue Jackets suck.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

Not a Columbus fan at all, but you're painting an unfair picture of it. Columbus is three hours from Pittsburgh, two hours fifteen minutes from Cleveland, an hour and a half to Cincinnati, and two hours and forty-five minutes to Indianapolis. Buffalo to Toronto is two hours and change but requires a border crossing which adds a lot of time to the trip. The mid-west is not my cup of tea but there are nice parts of the city, just like every city in the US and Canada. I can understand why a kid from southern Jersey would take Columbus over Calgary and it's all cultural.

Oh wow, 2 hours to Cleveland for $18MM less? Gaudreau hit the jackpot fo sho.

What a moron.

[FlamesAddiction]

I can't wait to follow the drama that is likely going to unfold with the Tkachuk negotiations now. Treliving didn't sound super positive when asked about Tkachuk, and Tkachuk is likely pissed about losing his linemate with whom he has chemistry with, with no obvious replacement in sight.

Probably worth starting a separate thread because I think barring a trade or offersheet, this one goes the distance. There is arbitration or him accepting his QO of course, but if that happens, might as well trade him because you just know he will be one-and-done.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I can't wait to follow the drama that is likely going to unfold with the Tkachuk negotiations now. Treliving didn't sound super positive when asked about Tkachuk, and Tkachuk is likely pissed about losing his linemate with whom he has chemistry with, with no obvious replacement in sight.

Probably worth starting a separate thread because I think barring a trade or offersheet, this one goes the distance. There is arbitration or him accepting his QO of course, but if that happens, might as well trade him because you just know he will be one-and-done.

Should have traded him already. His value is going down every day. Treliving is an idiot for holding on to these guys. It’s obvious they don’t want to be in Calgary

[2macinnis2]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

Wow, with that attitude it's easy to see why people dislike New Yorkers.
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Yup, you’re exactly right lol. I think there’s a quote from Gaudreau saying he had no clue about Columbus before he went there or something.

Im not saying you can’t be happy in places like Columbus. I’m saying it’s a very undesirable place for people who grew up in Gaudreau’s neck of the woods, and to me even for those people most would much prefer Calgary after visiting both.

Let’s face it, he just doesn’t like the spotlight.

[Finger Cookin]

Apologies if it's been posted a lot already in this thread -- but how does arbitration work for Tkachuk coming up? He can choose to file, right? How many seasons can an arbitrator award? Can he sign a deal with or an offer sheet elsewhere anytime before the arbitrator ruling?

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Finger Cookin

Apologies if it's been posted a lot already in this thread -- but how does arbitration work for Tkachuk coming up? He can choose to file, right? How many seasons can an arbitrator award? Can he sign a deal with or an offer sheet elsewhere anytime before the arbitrator ruling?

Tkachuk can choose arbitration. The arbitrator can award a 1 or 2 year contract but it’s almost always 1. And yes, he can sign a deal or accept an offer sheet up until a decision.

[sleepingmoose]

In my mind, an offer sheet might be best case scenario, although I think it's unlikely. As much as I like Tkachuk, I think the franchise could use the compensatory picks more, now that Johnny has gone and a rebuild is more likely - if the offer is over $10.5 million, the Flames would get 4 first-round picks.

I doubt it'll happen, but we should almost be hoping for the offer sheet.

[Bonded]

When's the QO deadline

[Wolfman]

Someone needs to change the thread name.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Bonded

When's the QO deadline

QO was already sent

[Gaudreau is a Ninja]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

Someone needs to change the thread name.

Or here is a crazy thought, start a new thread If You Dare! Lol

[Macman]

I did change it in the first post but it’s not updating on the forums main page.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

QO was already sent

Yeah, but for signing it. If Tkachuk takes the QO, tear it down

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Bonded

Yeah, but for signing it. If Tkachuk takes the QO, tear it down

I just don’t see him doing that. Either sign long term or trade. Cash in on the 104pt season should be a priority

[MRCboicgy]

Originally Posted by Macman

I did change it in the first post but it’s not updating on the forums main page.

Weird, I tried updating it too just now, and nothing. Hmm

[442scotty]

Time to either remove Gaudreau’s name from the thread or create a Chucky watch thread

[442scotty]

Tkachuk’s production is going to drop off quite a bit this year I suspect. Will be interesting to see what he does. Will he end up carrying his own weight and be a true 9 million dollar player or is he really only a 5/6 million dollar player

[tony-soprano]

I never even knew Columbus had a hockey team.

[blender]

Originally Posted by memphusk

You can hop on any highway any direction and you're in another location. Hours from Nashville, you have ballparks, football stadiums. Things we don't.

Maybe a bit, but Nashville is pretty accessible from Calgary, and Vancouver is a world city with easy access to other world cities like Seattle and San Francisco.
I'm not sure there's all that much more to being in Columbus than being in Calgary other than potentially a border crossing issue that is exacerbated by the pandemic.