Nhl news today in the middle of nhl playoffs 2023 we NEED to talk about this matthew tkachuk calgary flames debacle from before he was with the florida panthers . Nhl highlights today matthew tkachuk highlights nhl hockey 2023 stanley cup playoffs nhl reaction panthers vs maple leafs game 2 tonight we’ll see if tkachuk makes the trade look even worse. Nhl playoffs tonight round 2 schedule florida panthers vs toronto maple leafs highlights 2023
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He should still be a f***ing Flame.
i’m upset all over again.
ya, worst deal ever. could have kept him in the west. now he is HELL on the east. Thanks Calgary from a LEAFS fan.
really sad about what happened to him
He has zero pressure in Florida
The flames losing Tkachuk in 2022 is like the flames losing Brett Hull in 1988 and Martin St.Louis in the 00's.
The flames repeat history of letting a superstar go for zilch. nadda. nothing. Is shockingly bad.
Tough break here….8 yr deal with the C would've been preferable
We bridged Tkachuk to keep Frolik for a few months. Oh man.. you just ruined my lunch break.
Well, that justifies the Tree firing. Imagine how salty JH is gonna be if FLA wins the cup 😉
Not a Flames fan — but Tkachuk is a beast — and if the scuttlebutt is true — that's rough rocks without a doubt. That whole scenario should be taught in GM University as a step-by-step guide for how to get fired into the sun.
Tkachuk loves it Florida, he is American, pays very little taxes, no snow.. He loves it there
Man this awful if true…if it makes you feel better Flames fans, Tkachuk may have requested a trade even if he signed a longer term deal
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Worst decision Canucks ever made was drafting Olli Juolevi instead of Tkachuk…remember watching the draft and seeing him still available when Canucks went and was super excited…but once again Canucks suck at drafting and drafted a player who doesn’t even play in the nhl. Legends.
HUUUUGE Mistake!
here is hw you measure character of a man, this fool will not take on e real man in hockey just pople he can agitate and then skate away, chicken chit, just look at what happened when Kassian rag dolled him he just wanted to curl up like a baby, coward and disrespectful person, hope he gets a real good hit on him as he deserves
If this is true, WOW 🤦🏾♂️
He’s been a beast and now he’s been unleashed!
lol
I think keeping the team together was always just the story they wanted to tell. If you listen to Tkachuk on Spittin Chicklets after he was traded he actually talks about holding out that summer. I think he didn’t care to go along with the narrative anymore after he wasn’t in Calgary. Also came out in that interview that Tkachuk despised Sutter
Brady is outplayed his contract in ottawa already.
To play the devil's advocate, even if the Flames extended Tkachuk, there is still 0 guarantee he would still be a Flame today much less the captain. If he was given a long term contract and started to feel disconnected like he did, his performance would likely be affected or he would have just requested a trade and the team could very well be in the same situation.
And what if Tkachuk turned out to be a bust after a long term deal ? Happens all the time. A player does well before signing a long term deal and then, once signed, numbers drop. Look at Kadri. No one has a crystal ball that can predict these things.
100% accurate. He always said he wanted to be a flame for life and was so happy when the flames drafted him. He was asked if he wished he was drafted higher and he said no way he only wanted to play for the flames. Something happening with the bridge and then they brought in Sutter and wouldnt assign a captain unlike every other team and there was also a general lack of passion and lack of winning culture, which made him want to move on. He still never trash talked the organization afterwards. Only ever said good things.