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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
The point is to name an important player we lost due to mishandling a negotiation or seriously undervaluing or devaluing a player ie Nieuwendyk.
Cammalleri is the closest I can think and we just couldn't afford him. Sutter didn't tank the negotiation, he chose to sign Bouwmeester instead.
Losing Gaudreau would be literally unprecedented.
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You also said "Edwards backed up the money truck". Some of those contracts were anything but. They were the product of very shrewd management negotiations.
Letting Cammalleri go was about perception of value. I think this board in general was not of the view he should make what he was asking for, though history is against us as he did well when he left.
They aren't losing Gaudreau. I'd say the worst case scenario is the Flames lose term, but also, they aren't giving up lockout-proof deals. And I'm fine with that.