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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
Gaudreau is 27 not 35, it's not even debateable that he's our most dynamic and gifted forward likely just into his prime so here's an idea, hire a coach with a system that allows players to use their talents instead of turning them into boring robots playing a boring garbage system.
If Gaudreau wants to leave it's the pile of  managements fault 100% |
People really need to get with the program on Gaudreau. This is basic asset management stuff.
You have a guy who is probably going to leave at the end of the contract. Putting aside that the last contract negotiation did not go amazingly for him (my opinion, I think there is a little bit of bitterness there considering he went and put up $8-10MM/ year numbers over the contract), you need to maximize value with your assets.
Gaudreau will command way more value today, than every day that ticks by. We know we aren’t making playoffs this year or if we do we’ll get creamed- same old story. He’s not the guy to win us a championship. He’s played well this year to be honest so his value should be relatively high again. Sell high.
Or we can watch his value slowly erode until his contract expires and watch him sign elsewhere and get nothing for the asset- and in that time watch the Flames achieve the about the same or possibly worse.
The reason the Iginla return was so lousy was because we waited way way way too long. The time was about a couple weeks to a month ago when it became obvious what this team is. Every day that goes by his value continues to decline.
This version of the Flames is over, with Gaudreau as a cornerstone asset. The faster fans and people realize that the better because maybe just maybe we can actually do something smart for once and get a good return on Gaudreau.
The only way this guy re-signs here is with a crazy overpay. Can you imagine Gaudreau in UFA??? Also do we even want him? Honest question. We know it isn’t working here.
Maximize value. Time to move on.