Matthew Tkachuk says he's willing to commit to the Calgary Flames for the foreseeable future this offseason.

The star forward, who enters the offseason as a restricted free agent, was asked about his desire to sign long term as the Flames cleared out their lockers on Saturday following their second-round elimination at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers earlier this week.

"I would be very open. I've loved it here. I've grown up here. I came here and didn't really know anything about Calgary.