Matthew Tkachuk Reveals the three finalists to land him via trade last summer
The summer of 2022 was a crazy one for the NHL, and perhaps the biggest move to come out of that was the Jonathan Huberdeau + extras for Matthew Tkachuk trade between the Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames.
Plenty of interest
While many believed the deal came about due to Florida offering Calgary the best package, that may not be the full story, as Tkachuk has now revealed that he was basically a UFA, and was deciding between teams at the final moment.
After making a Stanley Cup Finals run in his first year, it appears to be a good choice for Tkachuk, but with eight years on the deal, could one of the other finalists have been a better fit?
Three solid finalists
Along with Florida, Tkachuk was weighing up pitches from both the St. Louis Blues, the team his father played for over his long NHL career and the Carolina Hurricanes, who have plenty of young talent on their team.
Ultimately, it looks like he made a very good decision, but it would be interesting to know what the exact offers were from the other two when compared to Florida, but either way, now, he's locked in for a long time to come.
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| POLL | ||
SEPTEMBRE 9 | 60 ANSWERS Matthew Tkachuk Reveals the three finalists to land him via trade last summer Was Florida the best landing spot for Tkachuk? | ||
| Yes | 41 | 68.3 % |
| No | 19 | 31.7 % |
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Sam Reinhart | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Aleksander Barkov | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Vasily Podkolzin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Matthew Tkachuk | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Connor Brown | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Aaron Ekblad | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Anton Lundell | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eetu Luostarinen | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jake Walman | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Sam Bennett | - | - | - | |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | - | - | - | |
| Evan Bouchard | - | - | - | |
| Leon Draisaitl | - | - | - | |
| Mattias Ekholm | - | - | - | |
| Gustav Forsling | - | - | - | |
| Trent Frederic | - | - | - | |
| Jonah Gadjovich | - | - | - | |
| A.J. Greer | - | - | - | |
| Adam Henrique | - | - | - | |
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