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Originally Posted by Benched
More and more I'm hoping we don't sign Gio immediately and see what the new season holds. If he gets hurt again, or isn't up to last season's amazing performance we may get a discount that will keep him in town on a contract we can all live with.
If he's crushing it again and this makes Gio dig in his heels in contract negotiations....then you shop him. I'd hate to do it, but we can't get all nostalgic and pay a player for past performance. It's forward, ever forward, building.
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This is exactly what I don't want to have happen. Once the season starts I envision the Flames being in the race for the Playoffs and I see us thinking no way we trade our captain when we are in a playoff race which leaves us no choice but to sign and gives Gio all the leverage
Only way this works out is if Gio is tearing it up and we aren't in the race. Just can't see it though being completly out of it at or before the trade deadline