Treliving’s priority remains unchanged — long-term agreement with Godrow and Kachuck

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Coming Friday, in Calgary Stampede, there are bulls, cowboys, and roller coasters along the way.

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On Thursday, Cowtown’s wildest ride was navigating all its social media speculation as a fan of flames.

In less than a week of free agent enthusiasm, there are no definitive words about Johnny Godrow’s future, and all sorts of guesswork remain. As the clock ticks toward 10 am (MT) on July 13, many may sign elsewhere with a dynamic left (just born from a dazzling 115-point campaign). I’m worried about it.

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With enough scrolling over the past few days, Flames may have discovered that it could undermine the possibility of trading with Gaudreau’s front-line sidekick and fellow 100-point performer Matthew Tkachuk. I have. As a restricted free agent, he also needs a new contract this summer.

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Prior to the first round of the 2022 NHL draft, Flames general manager Brad Treliving told Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan that the off-season game plan hasn’t changed. He hopes that both Godrow and Saddak will stick around the saddle dome for years to come.

“There’s nothing really new other than what we’ve always said. We want to sign both players,” Treliving told Steinberg in Montreal. “We have made long-term suggestions to both players. We will try everything to sign them. Ultimately, the players will have to make that decision.

“So we just keep working on it. But from the end of us, our only purpose is to want to sign them. If that becomes infeasible, pivot. But, as everyone is clear, the only place we are currently spending calories is to get both of these players to sign a long-term commitment, and to put it another way. I will continue to follow that path until I do. “