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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I think we would only hold it against brad if he lets Gaudreau walk in free agency. If Brad can't get him signed to a fair contract then I don't know if you can fault him that much as he can't force Gaudreau to stay. Brad does have to deal with this by the deadline one way or another or the pitchforks will surely come out.
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And that's the problem. If he's not signed by the deadline, I doubt Calgary trades him while they are contending. And who even knows if Johnny's list of 5 teams has any teams that would realistically trade for a rental? I think that assuming Calgary is decent this year the ship on trading Johnny has sailed.
Calgary gains cap space if he leases as a UFA. It happens. It's not the end of the world. Some teams are even better for it.