Like others have alluded to, I'd be happy to have him as a RW prospect, but not gonna lose sleep over the whole thing. If the East is better for him I can respect that if family is most important. Otherwise, stay the F out of here. In the prior scenario, stay the eff out of west town, especially as a big higher skilled RW. He could flourish here consisidering our depth there/guys who could slot in there.
A natural r/w is huge, but like I said unless it's for family reasons (Boston/Florida) then stay in the East. Part of his "family" was growing in college at BC with his mates. Maybe he feels he wouldn't break into the NHL with either/both. Whatever. The teddy bear drop happened past spring. Look for a good opportunity and fight tooth and nail to get it. I'd see the opportunity to be teammates with Gaudreau and/or Arnold at either level to be an incentive.
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