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Originally Posted by stemit14
I think Gaudreau’s camp likely has a very simple stance in this negotiation… and it’s pretty justifiable. He is the most talented player on the team. He towed the line on the giordano cap with his last contract. It’s obvious what other players with comparable numbers are getting right now. He’s probably willing to stay but not at a discount… especially if Treliving has not brought in big talent to warrant taking a discount to make room (for a guy like Eichel for example). The number is probably $9-9.5 million for 8 years with a limited NTC.
Treliving is probably thinking $8 million… but I bet that’s a non-starter for Gaudreau’s camp. Even if he has a down year, I think he could get $8 million on the open market because most GMs would assume it was because of Sutter’s defence-first system and lack of other top tier talent. So in that case, Gaudreau has little motivation to sign an $8 million deal right now.
I think the bottom line is the flames will have to overpay to keep him… and I’m honestly ok with that. He is a great player and is easily the finest player to watch on the team. I think he has it in him to be a big part of a championship team and I hope it’s with the flames.
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What team that’s close to a championship can pay $9M for Gaudreau? Other teams have the same cap issues as Calgary, or worse.
It’s “toe the line”.