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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
Points aren't the end all, Brad blew it because he and everyone else knew Johnny is the straw that stirs this teams offense yet likely didn't offer a contract in line of what Johnny was capable of, from what I heard Brad or possibly ownership baulked at something around $9m and Johnny decided to bet on himself and won. sometimes you have to take a chance on your star players and the Flames didn't do that with Johnny.
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I have serious doubts that anyone ever "baulked" at anything last year. Rather, I suspect that both sides talked, both sides established the parameters of what they wanted in a deal, and both sides worked towards an agreement until they decided to suspend talks once the season started.
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If Johnny leaves for nothing it's an epic failure plain and simple, for Brads sake it better have been ownership that allowed this.
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Why? Do you expect Treliving to be fired if Gaudreau accepts a deal with another team? Because if you do, I think you will end up being surprised when it doesn't happen if Gaudreau decides to play elsewhere. I suspect my own thinking is more in line with Flames ownership on this matter: that last summer the market value for Gaudreau was volatile and extremely difficult to pin down; extending a player coming off of a very poor season and with legitimate concerns about his game and his long-term projection is an extremely risky proposition. And, that Treliving has handled the situation just fine—I am sure that they appreciate how carefully he is weighing all the factors in the negotiations. He won't be in jeopardy of losing his job this summer, regardless of what happens with Gaudreau.
...Finally, there is nothing about this that is "plain and simple." Many of the reactive comments in this thread stem from the miscomprehension that this is a "plain and simple" process, with a "plain and simple" outcome.