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Originally Posted by Jay Random
If it comes down to it, I suspect that at the age he is now, Gaudreau would rather get 8 x $10 million from the Flames than 7 x $11 million from another team. Either way, his next contract will be a 35-plus deal, which means he'll probably be signing a year at a time for considerably lower pay. More guaranteed money on this contract should probably outweigh the chance of gaining the difference in his 35-year-old season.
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Is there enough difference in those deals for him to really have a preference? Like 3 million is alot but we're talking 117 mill vs 120 mill career earnings. That amount could be made up in taxes, just about anywhere outside of Canada.