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Originally Posted by Heavy Jack
General consensus from twitter is that’s a mega overpay lol. No one in the league appreciates what Gaudreau is.
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It is an overpay though. The general consensus is right because everyone doesn't have emotional attachments to the player like some here do.
I can see why people who love gaudreau want him on that contract, and I can see why ownership wants him on that contract, but for the life of me if you're a fan who wants to win a championship anytime soon you're dreaming if you think we get remotely close with Gaudreau as our top, highest paid player. We didn't win #### for 8 years with him making .9 and 6.7, but somehow we'll win a cup with him making over 10?? How's that going to happen. Be realistic. The only way it happens is if we somehow luck in to another top tier, top 10, better than gaudreau player who's on a rookie or RFA salary structure.
Am I saying Gaudreau will never win a cup? No. Am I saying the playoff failure was all his fault?
No. I'm saying we've seen the ceiling of this team with him as its best player. If we somehow found a player better than him and added that person it's a different story to the team's ceiling but that's tough to do in any circumstance, and esp so with johnny making 10 instead of 6.7. If all you care about, as some people seem to do, is having gaudreau on this team then I guess it's literally impossible to overpay him but in reality I don't think most johnny fans here are more about him than the Flames. You're being prisoners of the moment. Trust me though, just like with most big FA entering their 30s we'll all be happy we're not tied to Johnny until the dawn of the next decade, and sooner than you all think.