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Originally Posted by TheoFleury
Drouin got what he wanted eventually. The Flames would eventually trade Gaudreau if he asked. That's just a fact.
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But why would he ask for a trade midway through his deal?
If he wants money, he can't get it from anywhere else. He's already got the #1 LW spot and PP time.
Since 2005, there is one RFA who has missed NHL games in a contract dispute. Ryan O'Reilly's relationship with the Avalanche was always rockier than Johnny's with the Flames, which has never been anything but positive.
Johnny's leverage is time before the season starts. He will take the best deal he can get before he is in danger of missing time. He will come to camp in fighting shape after the world cup, and in a month we will all forget this stupid thread ever existed.