That magnitude of subtraction would have the utmost affect on any club, but for the Flames, they lost pretty much the entire source of their offense. So far in 2022, they're paying for it.
There has been lots of speculation on why Tkachuk and Gaudreau left, but the simple fact is: being so far away from family - with an international border in the mix - would take its toll on anyone.
Flames' head coach Darryl Sutter believes that very fact was central to Matthew Tkachuk's decision to leave.
If you want to hear Sutter discuss the Tkachuk trade, skip ahead to about the 3:00 mark. He makes a valid point and clearly doesn't feel the least bit bitter about it.
Realistically, the circumstances called for the trade and no side is to blame; not the city of Calgary nor the player. And all said & done, the Flames made out pretty well. Although, they would certainly like to see improvement in the end results this season, going 7-7-2 so far.
POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 19 | 650 ANSWERS Darryl Sutter Elaborates on the Personal Nature of Tkachuk's Trade Request Will the Flames make the playoffs despite losing Tkachuk and Gaudreau? | ||
Yes | 410 | 63.1 % |
No | 169 | 26 % |
See results | 71 | 10.9 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Samuel Girard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Claude Giroux | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Oliver Kylington | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |