Would be a disaster if we don't sign Gaudreau and instead Kadri. We need to get our own 1-3 picks over few years and stop prolonging a half assed rebuild drafting in the 10-20 spots. But like politicians, GM's will always favor saving their jobs and look to expensive and old ufas that have won elsewhere and now looking for a retirement contract. Gaudreau would be the rare exceptions of someone worth signing ufa due to his age and skill, most of these would have already been locked up long before.
If we do lose him and likely, we should trade Tkachuk, as he will be gone too. Collect draft picks and not sign 30 year old ufas.
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