There’s been a development in the Calgary Flames’ negotiations with restricted free agent Matthew Tkachuk. Per the club, they’ve filed for club-elected salary arbitration with Tkachuk.
The Flames have filed for club-elected salary arbitration with Matthew Tkachuk. This provides us the opportunity to continue to work with his representatives towards a contractual resolution while removing the possibility of an offer sheet.
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) July 18, 2022
Prior to the Flames filing for arbitration, Tkachuk had the option of accepting his one-year, $9 million qualifying offer prior to Friday at 3 p.