Other Thoughts: Summer Hockey Edition
so is this how every off-season is gonna look like now?
TW: Discussions about SA and SV
Despite early forecasts, your local neighborhood haters are not having the Hot Girl Summer they thought they would. Between global climate disasters, the general state of western politics, and our own looming deadlines that we set on ourselves because of our chronic inability to chill, we’ve been stuck in front of our computers way more than we expected. Leo season is upon us, though, and we got Plans! And hey, there’s always Other Thoughts.
The Matthew Tkachuk/Jonathan Huberdeau & others trade
On July 22nd, we witnessed one of the biggest trades during the offseason in recent history.
Matthew Tkachuk asked and got his wish by getting signed and traded to the Florida Panthers. In return, Calgary Flames got forward Jonathan Huberdeau, defenseman MacKenzie Weegar, forward prospect Cole Schwindt, and a conditional first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
Tkachuk’s extension in FLA is $1M/year in salary and the rest ($68M) in bonuses.
As someone (Perrye) who …
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