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The rumors say Matthew Tkachuk wants out of Calgary

For Blues fans, especially fans of the team during the 2000s, Keith Tkachuk is beloved. Big Walt, who played for the Blues from 2001-2010, with a brief layover in Atlanta for the Thrashers’ failed 2007 playoff run, is a heart and soul guy. He cleared the crease and went to the front of the net with a level of dedication that saw him wind up with a fractured jaw and the nickname Puddin’. A worthy inductee into the US Hockey Hall of Fame, Tkachuk is a mentor to a new generation of Blues, and was in the alumni box as the Blues won their first Stanley Cup.