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Originally Posted by dammage79
Don't think he deserves any more than 7.5 a year. Love the guy and hope he gets locked down long term but in the back of my head I cannot help but wonder if there's an intent by the Gaudreau side to price himself out of range and perhaps try to make a trade out east for him.
Knowing how tight he and his family are, I don't know if a long term deal out west is what any of them want. If it was Johnny alone I think a deal would be done by now.
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Not going to happen. Gaudreau has literally no leverage here. If he ever wants to play NHL hockey again, he is at the mercy of the Flames. There's no offer sheet to play with, or fear or UFA. If he doesn't sign a deal that works for the Flames, unless he wants to play in Europe for the next 5 years, he just won't play hockey.