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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
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.
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And then we miss out on last season as a contender in order to avoid a stressful few weeks... and if he signs... then all we gained was not being in a stressful situation.