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Originally Posted by JTech780
That's the rub. Even if Gaudreau does want to stay here, are we all comfortable giving him the Panarin deal ($11.6m for 7 years). That's what it will potentially take to get him to stay here.
I wouldn't even though he has earned it.
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That's the thing everyone needs to understand. If you have a top player at a position you are going to have to pay. Whether it is Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Hall, or the next great draft pick who actually achieves expectations, you're going to have to pay them. If you aren't comfortable paying a player $10-12M, then maybe its time to start paying more attention to the CFL, because this is part and parcel of the NHL. If the Flames don't want to pay that, then they should sell the franchise and relocate. You can't compete or survive without paying your talent.