Whether it’s fair or not, how the Flames and Gaudreau do in these playoffs is going to factor into his new deal in a big way - whether it’s with the Flames or someone else.
If the Flames get knocked out early and Gaudreau doesn’t do much, I can’t see a team offering him more than $8 million a year on a 6-year deal.
If the Flames go deep and Gaudreau contributes he’s very possibly going to get the 8-year, $10 million a year contract people were talking about in the regular season.
It sounds nuts, but a poor playoff run could easily cost Gaudreau 10s of millions.
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