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Originally Posted by the2bears
I imagine they "would have". Now, "could have" is different. The option may not have been available from Gaudreau's perspective.
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A lot of speculation during that negotiation that Gaudreau wanted the Tarasenko contract or maybe a little more and the Flames did not want to pay more than Gio. Also the Flames did not want to set the precedent for contracts for players who didn’t have web rights. I could be wrong but Johnny also could not sign an offer sheet so all he could do is sit out.