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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
The Couturier thing came from a media source. I'm too lazy to hunt for it, but it was in the thread about 80 pages back. The gist of it was that there was a trade in place before the prior season that would have seen Johnny and Couturier as the main pieces. It wasn't Eklund.
For what it's worth, I don't see that happening, but if it did I wouldn't be floored either. Hayes, Laughton, Frost, Patrick is pretty deep, even if Patrick can't play.
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If we’re thinking of the same thing, it wasn’t a rumour. It was a ‘he said, she said’ thing where a poster said he heard from a relative of one of the owners that there was a deal in place and it fell through because the salaries couldn’t work out. I find this highly suspect. If the Flames were to trade Gaudreau I’m sure the owners would know about it. But, for me, it raises an eyebrow when it the becomes the owner told a relative (why?) and the relative then tells a friend (why?) and then the friend tells the internet (why?).
Let’s keep in mind
none of Friedman, LeBrun, CJ, Dregor or MacKenzie or anyone else whose word can be trusted has ever said a word about this. If I’m wrong, I stand corrected. But to me this is just gossip, it’s not a legitimate rumour.