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Originally Posted by Macho0978
Explain to me what you see Johnny resigning for? I don’t care what pick he was a decade ago if he wants 9 I want more.
I also don’t know why anyone would want to give him 9 and that contract ends when he’s 35. Can you imagine how bad he will be if he losses another step? And he will because it’s clear he doesn’t put the work in during the off season. Guys with his size better put the work in if they want to have a 15 year career.
Time to move on.
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Who said anything about re-signing Gaudreau? The window to win with this core was during Gio’s “prime” and Gaudreau’s second contract and now both look to be just about over.
What I’m saying is that Johnny Gaudreau is an excellent player for what he is, he’s one of the very best offensive players in the league especially on the rush and I think the Flames could’ve won with him had management insulated this team with better pieces.
Johnny Gaudreau much like Jarome Iginla and much like Theo Fleury cannot be the team’s cornerstone piece. This organization for decades have relied too heavily on wingers to win it all and it turns out to be fool’s gold every time. They failed Johnny just like they failed Iggy.
When did the Flames win the Cup? When they had an elite 1-2 punch up the middle with Doug Gilmour and Joe Nieuwendyk. Throw Joel Otto in there too. They had a young Fleury and Mullen and Loob and etc to round out a very strong group of forwards. Over the decades the Flames have had strong winger depth, but no where close to the same centers of Gilmour-Nieuwendyk-Otto. That’s the difference.