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Gritty forward sees great opportunity

By Brian A. Shactman
ESPN.com

Tuesday, March 13, 2001

Keith Tkachuk has been dealing with trade rumors for almost two years. The rumblings he had been hearing recently picked up Tuesday morning, but Tkachuk thought nothing of it. After all, Tuesday was the trade deadline. "I heard a lot of rumblings this morning," he said. "But I first saw coach and could tell something was up, something was different. "Then, I found out about 10:30 or 11. I spoke to Cliff Fletcher, and he told me it was a financial decision and thanked me for handling things th ...

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