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Originally Posted by Macman
One thing’s for sure and that is we’ll get a more clear picture if Gaudreau does leave if it’s for family or money especially if he signs with another team that’s not Philly or Jersey.
I personally don’t buy him wanting to be closer to his family as the main reason. And now we’re talking about Columbus, Detroit and Seattle.
I believe he’ll stay here with the Flames. Maybe the Flames can offer him his number 13m for the first 5 years and 7m for the last 3, or even 8 for the final three years.
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Being "closer to home", pretty much means anywhere in the East. Particularly the Metro division. He would be in the Philly-NY-NJ area for a big chunk of the year for road games and possibly a short flight or drive away at other times depending exactly where he was, allowing his family to do their road trips and such without disrupting their lives too much.
In fact, it would be ideal for a young family to be close to get more interaction, but not so close that you are not getting some space.