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Originally Posted by New Era
Talk is cheap. Until the autograph us on the contract and the ink is dry, it's all lip service. Sure, Johnny would love to stay in Calgary long-term, as long as the terms are 8x$10M. We'll see if Calgary and Johnny can come to terms on what it would take to keep Johnny here, and then determine how badly Gaudreau wants to remain in Calgary.
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I tend to agree that the devil is in the contract terms. Is Johnny asking for greater than market value to stay? The problem is that the normal negotiation time would come after his LNTC kicks in. There has to be agreement at least on the broad terms before then.
I didn't hear his exact words, but I would have been shocked if he didn't indicate he wanted to stay at this point. It's not a dumb question to ask since everyone wants to know, but there's no answer I'd really have confidence in. It's better than "well, a lot can happen" or something like that.