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Originally Posted by dissentowner
He certainly would not have said what he did, why would he? He would have said a brief answer and that is it. Are you telling me you think Eric Francis is getting info directly from Gaudreau that is different? We just saw a couple guys who wanted out telling their GM's that and they moved. People who take the media like Francis as in the know is just mind boggling to me. It would be like if he told everybody a duck is not a duck but a goose and then everything visually and scientifically showing it was a duck but people believing that it is in fact a goose. This is a great example of how the media can make someone believe something despite the actual facts showing otherwise. Hell, Trump has a huge following because of it.
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What does that have to do with anything?
2 guys that wanted to get dealt that are under contract and have no say in their final destination....got dealt.
This will be a guy with a singular destination in mind because of family and where he is comfortable, has already made life altering money, who is UFA and can choose where he goes.....and has stated it as a place he would like to play some day.
There is a reasonable argument to be made that the Flyers may not want/afford him which leads to him having to go elsewhere and at that point maybe the Flames have the inside track based on familiarity and team competitiveness.
But to suggest that if presented the same deal from both teams he would choose the Flames when his bride to be, his family and in fact his entire non-hockey life is around Philly...is pretty easy to scoff at.
This is from 3 1/2 years ago.
What has changed since, other than his bride-to-be also now living there and a very good friend playing with the Flyers?
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"I have a ton of family here, all my friends," the 23-year-old said. "I actually have a wedding this weekend in South Jersey, and all my friends come back here. All my good friends and kids who I have played with all my life are from South Jersey, so it would be sweet to play here someday.
"You never know in sports. It's a lot of support back here in South Jersey and the Philly area, they follow me pretty well."
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