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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
If he isn't signed by the draft then they have to trade his rights, no?
Flames can probably turn him into a first+ this year with all the hype.
Union muscled him out of the game. NHL will be an order of magnitude tougher.
I am not saying that he won't work out. Just that there is a big chunk of risk, and maybe a 1st and prospect would be less risky (albeit maybe less upside).
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No one in their right mind would trade that much value for Gaudreau after he's announced that he's staying in school. Basically all you're acquiring is the exclusive rights to negotiate with him from April until he becomes a UFA in August.