No. What i am saying is the Flames want to pay Gaudreau at the lowest salary they can possibly get him to agree to. And what they offer him will almost certainly be less than he would get elsewhere ... Hence the early suggestion about an offer sheet when negotiations have dragged on ... which it turns out is not possible. But as everyone knows here the bridge contract actually gives the Flames even more leverage to low ball him. I mean what does he do - sit and pout? No way. The Flames know he will sign the bridge deal for less than market.
Iginla is a good example. He scored 50 goals and i think won the Art Ross trophy in 2002 and helped Canada win gold ... and the Flames sign him to a 2 year deal - at big money granted. Cheap cheap cheap ....
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