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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
How do you know he wanted to leave the entire time? There wasn’t anything leading up that would’ve indicated he was gone, especially that post season presser where it sounded like he was coming back. Heck, it even changed Eric Francis’ mind and he was adamant Johnny was gone years ago.
Personally, I think Gaudreau wanted to come back. He loves it here. He loves the team and the fans. But he’s married to a Philly girl and she’s pregnant. He’s also very close to his family. He’s probably been chilling at home and all month thinking, why don’t I just stay?
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I dont believe he intentionally sewered us with 0 return through a trade. I had strong inclinations he wanted to leave when he wouldn't discuss a contract extension during the season. At that point it was a highly concerning comment, where if I was in Trelivings shoes I would have asked for his no trade list and tried to ship him out. It's easy for me to say this all now but it's how I felt back then.
Treliving and I have different risk tolerances, and his decision just burned him and the team, hard.