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Originally Posted by Gaudreauvertime
We must be watching different players. You know Johnny wears 13, right?
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And he's only played 2 seasons. I know in your deeply intimate fantasies Johnny is an all-star, but in the real world he's a 23 year old with 2 seasons under his belt and less than a point-per-game average. He's not anything you constantly beak about him being - yet.
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Originally Posted by Leeman4Gilmour
Most Gaudreau fanboys (I'm one) will argue that's its hard to imagine this kid not being a superstar.
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And I get that, but I think it's important to try and imagine him not being one, because it's very possible.
At the end of the day, whether he makes 6.75 or 8.5 doesn't matter to me as long as he's worth it. The higher the contract, the higher the risk that he won't be especially with how little he's shown. As a Flames fan, I hope his career average is a point-per-game or higher. As a realist, I know it's unlikely. I just think it's a bad idea to pay for hope and leave likelihood holding the bag.