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Originally Posted by tkflames
I am not sure how Gaudreau will age...my instinct would be...not well. I love what he can bring for the next 4 years...not sure thereafter. If we lose him...it will be bad for the team as he is an unparalleled player in terms of skill and point production on the team. If we keep him...it will be bad for the team because right when we would come out of a reload we will likely have Johnny as a PP specialist and not much else.
It sucks...I want to re-sign 24 year old Gaudreau now to 7 years...
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I see Gaudreau being capable of maintaining his level of play (70 pts per season) for the next 5-6 years. It's not like he plays a physical game that will wear him down. A lot of game is his play making skills and that doesn't really deteriorate with age.
I'm not saying we sign him at any cost, but if you can sign to $8-8.5 for 7 or 8 years they probably should do it. The alternative is to trade him, but I don't think his trade value with one year left on his contract will be anything special.