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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
He's suggesting less than 9? Wow, but I don't buy it.
Lots of people on here ready to go to 11 per. I'd go to 10 I guess and ask nicely if he can play this well in non contract years too.
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Anything under 9 will be the miracle of miracles for a GM who has had wizard status in the past. But I would say that is impossible to ever happen.
Gaudreau is one of the very few players in the league I can see being worth an 8 year deal at age 29 for the majority of it. Either way he's getting paid a large sum. The only question is if it's 7 years as a UFA, or 8 with the Flames. I believe the total sum will be the same regardless of the situation.
So if he's getting paid either way, I just hope it's with us. He's having a helluva season to prove his worth, and I think he can do it repeatedly going forward.