Lets Get Kraken
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Taking into account that Meier is about as close to a comparable as Tkachuk is going to get, with Meier being able to be retained down to 3mil for half a season and expiring as an RFA (signed to 8 year extension), and Tkachuk unlikely to have salary retained at all with 4 years remaining on his contract (expiring as a UFA), Tkachuk isn’t going to get the insane haul that Sens fans seem to think. He isn’t his brother, is worse offensively and defensively than Meier, with the only way he is better than Meier is that he is a better goon.
The major pieces for Meier were a 1st, a conditional 2nd that could have upgraded to a 1st, and a decent RD prospect. Considering that Tkachuk currently has term, how about the package of Canes 2024 and 2025 first, Heimosalmi, Gunler, and a 5th in whatever year?