Speaking at a golf tournment on Monday, Matthew Tkachuk's agent, Don Meehan, said he was not willing to wait around when it came to presenting his client's position on a new contract. Meehan stated options that he and Tkachuk believe are fair were given to Calgary two months ago.
"We took an approach whereby we would be really proactive and progressive with Calgary," said Meehan. "We started early and we set a position. We didn't really have to wait. We formulated a position we thought would be fair and we gave that to Calgary probably in the early part of June. So, we're involved in negotiations right now, but, as far as I'm concerned, it's not a waiting game and we've made a decision on what we think is fair and relevant for the player and we're working with Calgary now."
Despite that, no deal has yet been reached between the Flames and the 21-year-old restricted free agent. Tkachuk is coming off a career year last season where he potted 34 goals and totaled 77 points. Since breaking into the NHL three years ago, Tkachuk has done nothing but improve on his point production. According to CapFriendly, Calgary has around $7.75 million in cap space with Tkachuk and Andrew Mangiapane being the last two RFAs that need to be signed.
Source: TSN.ca
