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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Depends on his 5 team Can Trade List. If he and his agent are smart, they put 5 teams on the list who would have no interest in giving up assets for a 1 year rental.
Which effectively gives him a full NTC...
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How on earth do you figure that this would be a "smart" approach? It is smart only if Gaudreau's top priority is to re-sign in Calgary, thus putting exceptional pressure on the team to extend him at the number he has chosen and even then it is risky. But, if Gaudreu has already settled on exploring free agency then it is absolutely within his best interest to accommodate the team in their efforts to move him. If he effectively blocks this option, then he hurts himself while punishing the team in the process; he could end up going nowhere, finishing out his season projecting the perception of a jaded and selfish player, playing out the string on a meaningless season and devaluing his next contract in the process.
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