Calgary is overpaying big time.

I think that's what it's going to take to get him off the Jackets and over any other bidders. His contract makes him a lot easier to move relative to what his cap hit should be.

His cap hit isn’t too far off what he’s done, it’s great if he progresses as expected.

Tkachuk would be included in the deal, Jarmo is hard to deal with.

Then the deal just doesn't get done. The Flames won't trade Tkachuk or Valimaki. It's just that simple. And I can pretty much guarantee CBJ won't be getting a player of Tkatchuk's calibre back for PLD. Maybe that means they don't trade him but how many more superstar players are they going to keep letting walk to free agency and leave for nothing?