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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
I think what you should do as GM is go to Gaudreau (now) and offer a very fair contract- the most you are willing to pay. Tell him it's take it or leave it time, you can't do any better than this, and that if he does not want to sign within X time (give a reasonable timeframe, 2 weeks or something), to provide the Flames with his list of teams he is prepared to be traded to.
Then if he signs, great, make a push and if he doesn't, blow it up and focus on rebuild. You should also take the time to explain the rationale, why you're doing what you're doing, that nothing is personal and that it is simply a matter of putting the organization first and that he is the key strategic piece of the puzzle to which ongoing / continued uncertainty will only hurt the team. Decision time. He'll understand and do whatever he wants to do.
To continue waiting and prolonging this though, is just stupid.
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I think Treliving already had this discussion with Gaudreau/his agent, except without the 'take it or leave it' part.