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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Interesting opinion. May I ask why? Do you think he will be traded as an asset or do you have the opinion that he will force the Flames hand in moving him much like Knight did to the Panthers? It's my belief that agents are starting to become very active in planting seeds as this is starting to become all the more common.
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Pretty much. I think the Flames are at a crux. If Gaudreau was coming up on free agency this year, or last year, I think that he would easily turn down the Flames, and that will continue to be the case unless we are showing signs of starting to turn the corner.
We will 100% present Gaudreau with the opportunity to play, but I think he will want to be in a position to win. I am worried about the amount of time this team will be in a bad situation when it comes to an ability to win. Gaudreau would certainly help there, but we need to make sure that we have a decent building block in place for a team that can be successful in 3-5 years.