It’s been a rough offseason for the Calgary Flames. They already lost superstar Johnny Gaudreau to the Columbus Blue Jackets in free agency, and now it appears Matthew Tkachuk, who’s fresh off a remarkable 104-point season, could be on his way out of Calgary as well.
On Monday, the Flames filed for salary arbitration with Tkachuk, which eliminates the possibility of the star winger accepting an offer sheet from another team. It also buys the Flames more time to negotiate a new contract with Tkachuk’s camp.
But according to Sportsnet’s Eric Francis, it’s appearing quite unlikely that Tkachuk will return to Calgary next season, and he believes the All-Star could be traded as soon as this week.