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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
What does Gaudreau get in a trade last offseason?
He was coming off two seasons where he had a .85 PPG and there were alot of questions about his ability to perform in the playoffs.
Plus the whole league was in a cap crunch.
You weren't dealing the 115 point superstar that you got this past season, his stock was pretty low.
My guess is the offers on the able were probably something like a 1st + Prospect + Cap Dump to offset salaries.
It's also what made an extension last summer hard. Flames wanted to lock in low, but in the end it sounds like Gaudreau made the decision to walk away from the offer and bet on himself.
I think you could make the case that keeping Gaudreau and trying to go on one last run was actually the right call, because at least it gave the Flames a decent season and the chance to keep negotiating to potentially keep him.
If Gaudreau was traded last offseason there is not even a chance he's back here.
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Also, If the team wasn’t playing well, they could have moved him at the deadline. He might be more valuable as a deadline rental anyway and that scenario left a bit of a hedge. Either we get one more run or cut bait at the deadline suits me fine as a fan.