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Originally Posted by JerryUnderscore
There's no doubt that burning that first year of his ELC is now benefiting the Flames. I wonder if they did that intentionally?
Burning the first year was beneficial to Johnny in that he would get a big paid day a year earlier, but in the long run it might have cost him a couple million bucks.
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Well, they did it intentionally in the sense that it is a perk (a benefit to Gaudreau) and they offered it up in order to have him sign earlier.
But it was not intentional in the sense that it has put us where we are now.
Hind sight is 20/20
You have to remember that NO ONE could have anticipated that Gaudreau's first two years would be that successful.
Not the Flames, and not Johnny.
If they had, then Johnny should fire his agent for not anticipating this.
But the truth is that no one could have and it simply is what it is.