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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
If you put gaudreau in Dallas he'd be lighting the flames up right now.
I don't think it's a gaudreau can't play in the playoffs thing. I think it's a gaudreau can't play in the playoffs as a lame duck counting the days until he isn't a flame thing.
I don't think he wants to be here and hasn't for perhaps several years.
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I don't think this is fair for past years.
He worked hard against Colorado and Anaheim IMO, he just got frustrated between a combination of bad luck and physical play that was allowed by the refs. Let's not forget he had a 99 point regular season where he was top 5 in league scoring just this past season, so don't think he's been dreading playing in Calgary for a long time or anything like that.
But something has been off this season...and not just in the playoffs but for the entire regular season too. He hasn't looked dynamic, the excitement and creativity you see from him usually isn't there, and to be frank he doesn't look like he's enjoying playing hockey this season.
Not going to try to dig into why that's the case, and if it means he wants out of Calgary, but I do think there is a mental block that's hurt his play this season.