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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Yeah well that’s kind of the point, you need to take some power back to you can control some of your destiny not continue this Jesus take the wheel strategy Treliving is employing.
If you do not force the issue you kill valuable time in advance of putting together a good deal for Gaudreau, that’s how you end up with Agostino for Iginla. I (very highly) doubt the Flames have given Gaudreau the best offer they can. If they have, and he’s rejected it, you need to focus on rebuild.
You know what’s worse than not going rebuild when your most valuable asset can be monetized? Trying to stumble into playoffs, lose, watch that asset evaporate and then start the rebuild in the summer. So I’m basically saying decisions need to be made now, not in the summer as to what strategy you will do. You need to know what Johnny is willing to do, to know what to do.
And it doesn’t matter what teams you go negotiate with if Johnny won’t go there so you need an idea of his preferences first. They will be playoff teams anyway. What you think he’s gonna say trade me to Phoenix or Seattle?
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You missed the point.
He puts Phoenix and Seattle on the list so he can have complete control. Those teams will offer nothing for a UFA to be.
Calgary has lost the chance to control its destiny on Johnny, that ship has sailed. There is likely no power to take back.
He'll only get traded if he choses to be traded. And he may simply decide to stay in Calgary for the rest of the year so he has a huge bargaining chip. Pay me or lose me for nothing.
Your strategy is likely just going to piss him off.
And I doubt Calgary would trade him in any event as long as they are in the playoff hunt.