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Originally Posted by VilleN
At what point could the GM have forced Gaudreau to sign a contract? Why on earth would Gaudreau have signed last year after two of his poorest seasons? And why would Tre have traded him last year of Johnny indicated that he wanted to stay in Calgary? I don't understand what you think could have been done.
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It's not what could have, it's what should have been done. What should have been done is a deal was hammered out last summer before Gaudreau's limited NTC kicked in. If a deal was not made by then Gaudreau should have been traded for other assets. Simple as that. You maintain control of your team and never relegate that control to a player who has no long-term investment in the club or business. EVER! But this is the Flames way. They did it with Iginla and they repeated the same error with Gaudreau. Now they are doing it with Tkachuk. In business you control what you can control or you risk losing control over the very business you are trying to run. Treliving lost control over this enterprise and we are at a crossroads we never should have arrived at.