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Originally Posted by GioforPM
You will have to be more specific. Based on the evidence at hand when Raymond was signed, what evidence was there that Gaudreau, Jooris, Granlund, Ferland or even Sven would be ready for everyday NHL duty?
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but if in the 3 years term of Raymond's contract there was nobody better coming up that would be a huge surprise and would be the end of Trevling as a NHL level GM.
These guys get paid well to evaluate talent.
They had seen Gaudreau play against NHL players at the World Championships. Raymond did not have a sample of games over 8 years that compare as well.
There was no doubt amongst the most casual fan that the most Gaudreau would need was 10-20 AHL games.