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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Best post since the news broke. I actually commented in the PLD thread for being up front with the Jets as going them a favor. Even though Gaudreau wasn't up front we had gone over the scenario here over and over for years. The guy hates flying and they fly considerably less out east. Childhood fan of the Flyers. Father having heart issues. Wife from Philly. So many dots to connect this seemed like an inevitability and maybe the fans (myself included) and the team got caught up in a great regular season and romanticized a fairy tale ending that was never going to happen. It's time to move on now and see what happens in the coming week as the 2022/23 Flames are going to have a bit of a different flavor to them for better or worse.
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This is what kills me. I really do feel like the writing was on the walls for some time. In life it's hard to sacrifice things today for tomorrow, but it's how you build something worth building.
While it may have been sad to connect the dots and say goodbye to the player years ago, the dots were there.
Change can be a really good thing - but this Flames organization needs to start learning from their past mistakes. They absolutely have not done this in the last decade (...could probably argue more than that but it was a different era).
The Flames organization needs to change.
In the end I wish all the best to Johnny for the reasons you mentioned. We only get to do this all once, go be with your family dude. Play hockey for your favourite childhood team - what an awesome story.
...but the Flames? I just need to reiterate it. They need to change the way they do things.