If this is the worst case scenario, that Gaudreau isn't signed and isn't going to sign, then I guess we have two follow up scenarios. The Flames make the playoffs, you hope they do some damage and Gaudreau walks when they're done. Or they miss the playoffs, and you hope that out of the 5 teams he has on his trade list a few of them attempt to outbid the other in a mini bidding war.
But if that was always a possibility, and Treliving knew that, and he wasn't dealt prior to the NTC kicking in? Well, I hope Treliving isn't the one doing the dealing when the time comes.
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