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Originally Posted by Bingo
I hope they know what's wrong with Gaudreau.
I don't need to ever know, it's his life, but I hope they've gotten to the bottom of it, and have a good assessment of whether it can be rectified in this city or not.
But agreed. Given the randomness of teams going up and down every year I don't think teams should be built for windows as much as retooled over and over again to keep assets moving forward.
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You have to be as ruthless as the Patriots in a capped world where every team, bar a tiny handful, is some shade of "average". No legacy contracts for favourite vets. No contracts for more than 2 years for any 30 year-olds. None of this stupid "but he is a fan favourite" sentimentality. Get as much as you can out of the peak years and move on. We got very lucky with Giordano, but now that he is heading downhill, trade him - there will be other captains and it's not like we have achieved anything with this one. It might already be too late to salvage any real value from Backlund. Don't even hint at contract talks with Hamonic. Etc, etc, etc. Players in the NFL know they will not get the warm & fuzzies in Foxboro, but they still want to play there because they win. If the Flames can create a "machine", players will want to play here.