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Originally Posted by Matty81
I think the Flames have a legitimate grudge with Gaudreau here, he said for ages that he would return, the flames offer the best money allegedly and he still leaves.
He should have had the balls to be up front about this a year ago if this was his intent, he screwed the team by delivering this news 6 hours before free agency.
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I think this likely stemmed from the original signing he got from Tre as he stuck it to Gaudreau saying that he couldn't give him more than $6M AAV. I was kind of surprised Tre actually gave Gaudreau the NTC on the final year. So, what did Gaudreau do? Almost like a playmaker on ice doing the trick on the GM off-ice. Seems like Johnny pulled a Tavares on the Flames. If his heart wasn't with the Flames after the playoffs, just get this out right away so that at least maybe the organization can get the NTC out of the way and maybe get something back at least by trading his rights. Still a few hours left...