4 teams that could trade for Matthew Tkachuk

Friends, there’s a possibility that Matthew Tkachuk has played his last game with the Calgary Flames. The restricted free agent winger was dragged into salary arbitration by the Flames, never a good sign, and even Sportsnet’s Eric Francis said that he’ll probably be traded on Tuesday on a radio hit in St. Louis.

Here’s what we could reasonable expect to see from a Tkachuk trade, and teams that could reasonably expect to trade for him.

Possible trade returns for Tkachuk

Tkachuk is a unicorn. He’s great at hockey, a unique combination of offence and agitation. Players like him don’t get traded often, nor do they potentially get traded when the acquiring team can negotiate a contract of their…