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Originally Posted by Bonded
Biggest concern with Gaudreau for me is that I am not sure he is the guy I want to have on my team at the AAV he will demand.
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And this is it.
There are two parts to the trade Gaudreau equation.
1) Do you think he's going to re-sign here at the end of his current contract?
2) Even if he does want to re-sign here is he a guy you want to have to give 6+ years at $8-10M AAV when he's 29 years old?
For me I the answer to question 1 is that he ends up signing closer to his parents home (Boston or Philly would be my guess), but even if he does state that he is willing to re-sign here I think my answer to question 2 is I don't think I want to give him that contract at UFA AAV/Term when he's 29 years old.
He was a 4th round pick, you've been able to get the prime years of his career at a reasonable cost, the smartest move from an asset management perspective is to turn that into more young and cost controlled pieces if you can.