While I don't want to rush Gaudreau and don't really care if he plays with the Flames on sunday or next year, I don't understand how this is such a hard decision.
If he gets injured or blows out his knee next year, he'll never make the NHL. His communications degree won't mean ####. If he blows out his knee in the NHL, at least he has taken the 1 million or whatever the rookie max is, then he can go back and finish his communications degree.
Emotionally yes, at the moment it sucks to have just lost then have so much pressure to make another life changing decision, but frankly, if he takes his time to settle down and consider all the options, there really is only one rational and logical answer.
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