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Originally Posted by direwolf
I'm nervous about this whole thing. If for some reason he doesn't sign this spring and decides to go back to college, I don't like the Flames' chances whatsoever of actually getting him signed in 2015. No doubt his agent will push for him to sign with someone else once he becomes an unrestricted free agent...likely one of the Eastern teams to be closer to his family, blah, blah, blah. Flames need to sign this kid now or we're gonna lose him. Hopefully they'll fly Conroy out there to turn on the charm, chat him up, and talk up the benefits of playing for the Flames. Offer him some insane signing bonuses that he can't refuse. Whatever it takes.
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Gaudreau's "family advisor" (college players are prevented by NCAA rules from employing agents) has close ties to Craig Conroy. (I have read this somewhere, but cannot remember where. Can someone confirm?) Gaudreau's contract will be the same term and dollar figure regardless of which team he does end up signing for. (And there won't be any "insane signing bonuses" because the CBA has a hard cap on those). Aside from the chance to play his career close to home, why would his advisor counsel him to play elsewhere?