NHL Trade Talk Podcast – Ep. 5: Matthew Tkachuk Trade Rumors

On this episode of the NHL Trade Talk podcast, Jim and Brooke take a closer look at all the trade speculation surrounding Matthew Tkachuk. The Calgary Flames elected to file for club arbitration which sets up a deadline of between July 27th and August 11th to figure out what will happen between these two sides. This decision by the Flames is basically guaranteeing Tkachuk either signs a long-term extension with the organization or a trade is coming in a matter of days to another NHL club. Which is more likely and how quickly could all of this go down?

Is there any reason to think the Flames can get this done after what happened with Gaudreau and with rumors already out there that Tkachuk would like to wind up in St. Louis? What would it take to convince him to sign, and what exactly can the Flames get in return if they try to trade him?

We also talk about who takes the blame for Johnny Gaudreau letting the Flames know in the final hour that he wasn’t returning to the team and we dip our toes into the Pierre-Luc Dubois trade rumors to the Montreal Canadiens.

Matthew Tkachuk trade rumors are everywhere on Tuesday and the NHL Trade Talk Podcast breaks down the latest.