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Originally Posted by Corral
Personally I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say our captain who is the league best player in his position should be the highest paid guy on the roster.
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Great. It doesn't matter what you think. The fact of the matter is that the market has changed substantially since Giordano signed his deal. If there ever was a "Gio cap" (I am not convinced there was), it has simply become unsustainable. The team recognizes that. Giordano recognizes that. The rest of the players recognize that.
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It’s not like the flames are going to explicitly tell the world what their true constraints are in player negotiations. Friedman et al like to think they get the facts but as I have said before they are merely the distribution side of the NHL entertainment machine. They get paid to keep fans interested. That is all
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Right. But who are you? Elloitte Friedman has forged relationships inside multiple NHL teams and at the League administration levels. He talks to these people every single day. Forgive me for taking his reports about the situation over your side-line suppositions, but your pontifications about what should or should not be the case here are pretty baseless.
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I think Gaudreau signed for less than he wanted because he eventually caved and agreed to less than gio. He no doubt regrets the length of his contract. Tkachuk will likewise cave but will respond by only agreeing to a shorter deal. That’s my bet anyway
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Gaudreau's situation was pretty unique at the time. He was a 10.2c RFA with no arbitration rights, and was not offer-sheet eligible. Gaudreau had virtually no leverage in his negotiation, which is a big part of why he signs the deal he did.