Speculation: Matthew Tkachuk MEGA Thread (informs Flames he will not sign long term)
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If Tkachuk wants to sign in Jersey, they no doubt have the best assets to move. Also would be out in the east opposed to the rumored west teams.
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Number1RedWingsFan52
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They listed the teams that Matthew Tkachuk was willing to sign long term with , And sorry Carolina wasn't one of them.
1 St Louis Blues.
2 Florida Panthers.
3 Dallas Stars,
4 Vegas Golden Knights.
5 Nashville predators.
6 New York Rangers.
7 New Jersey Devils.
8 Detroit Red Wings.
9 Ottawa Senators.
That was the new list put out.
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MakeCgyGreatAgain
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That doesn’t matter to Calgary. They will trade him for the best return no matter what. Jersey was willing to trade the 2nd OV for him without a contract. Players have been traded as rentals before and then loved playing for their new team so much that they’ve resigned.
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Everything Fitzy does is with the long game in mind he won't trade for a rental. If we were a contender and needed one piece maybe, but we're not in that situation now. If he makes that trade, we falter and he walks ? That's his job
Number1RedWingsFan52
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This was per Mike Johnston it was on Spector Hockey and he's been a pretty reliable source.
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Nobody is trading for Tkachuk without a contract extension in hand. The cost to acquire him is just too high.
Sigurd
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If that person on Twitter is correct, and based on their history of calling trades and signings early (like naming everything in the Burns trade before everyone else did among other things), there's a decent chance they're right that Carolina is making a serious push to get Tkachuk, then it doesn't matter what the supposed list is.
Also, there's flat out little to no chance some of those teams trade for Tkachuk. Carolina, while being concerned with the cap space, still has more cap space than Vegas and St. Louis (yes, they have a lot of connections to him; I know that's in their favor), and probably Nashville after they signed Nino. Carolina is also just a more serious cup contender than several of the teams on that list and thus makes more sense if Tkachuk wants to have a good chance at winning the cup.
Believe it or not he’s thinner than he was a few years ago.
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If that is truly the list, I can’t see a few teams really being able to or have the need to add him.
Id say Panthers Knights Preds ( after signing Neiderrieder ) Rangers Sens are all out .
Id say St.Louis , NJ , Dallas, Wings are most likely on that list
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Let's be real here, I doubt Tkachuk cares more about a cup then about money. Money is his #1 priority. He has made that well known.
Sigurd
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Yeah, there's a lot of teams on that alleged list that won't trade for him.
Then why aren't teams like Seattle on the list? I'm sure they can afford to throw as much money as possible at him. Seattle is also obviously an American team re: American players wanting to leave Canada.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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Curious where you think Carolina would come up with the cap space to sign Matthew Tkachuk?, Needing to remember that he's probably getting 8 years $80,000,000 Carolina only has $4,083,083 to sign 4 players. Don Waddell would need to move out some big contracts to afford Matthew Tkachuk.
ZachaFlockaFlame
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Calgary isn't trading him with the division unless Seattle puts Shane Wright on the table and I doubt they do that.
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It absolutely matters. Nobody is going to give full value for 1 year of Tkachuk
Sigurd
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Why don't you ask the person who clearly has insider connections that I referenced (who I wasn't even the one to originally mention in this topic)? I get that you're a Detroit fan and are clinging to that list that includes your team though.
As I've said before though, a big start is us trading Gardiner to get rid of 4 million, and I'm sure Necas would be involved in a trade for Tkachuk. So, that'd be one less player Carolina would sign. I imagine Bear is gone too since we have enough depth pieces to replace him for a cheaper amount on the 3rd pairing. Where they go from there is anybody's guess. I don't have a crystal ball, but neither do some of the people in here that are so confident Tkachuk will be traded to, and extend with certain teams.
Seems like Nashville is an under the radar destination for Tkachuk. Not that far from Missouri, no state tax, good team, great living environment...and the Preds can make the cap work a lot easier than most other teams.
Sigurd
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After I made that post, I knew someone would have a counter argument against that specific team while missing the larger point.
The point being that there are several bottom feeding teams with plenty of cap space to give him as much money as possible, and yet they aren't on the alleged list of his.
I have a feeling he's going to Ottawa, play with his bro for 5-6 years, then do one final cash-in contract for a Southern US team at age 30.
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???? That comes into play for NHL teams, lol. Look at what Bjorkstrand got today, you think that was the same price for the Metro teams on his trade list? No shot. Teams within the division always have to overpay for marquee players. And if that was the case, the initial first leak list would've had Seattle on it.
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