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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Not at all, I was agreeing with you. They ordered Brad to hire Sutter because it was a big move and they had seen what the previous hires had done. Brad did it. Brad kept them informed on Gaudreau I am certain. Whether he made it seem like Johnny was more likely to sign than he was is possible, but there is no way he did not keep them informed. When told to do things (like Sutter) and when he knows he has to keep them informed (Gaudreau) Brad knows what he needs to do. I suspect most GM’s do that as well, it is just that I suspect for most GM’s what they say will happen usually does. I doubt Brad keeping the owners informed was “hey, if we don’t sign him or trade him this off-season there is a 80% chance we lose him” which seemed to be the common perception in most of the hockey world. I suspect Brad framed it as a 50/50 proposition.
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It seems like perhaps it was a 50/50 proposition.
Based on how late the negotiations went and reportedly that Johnny was wrestling with it until the last minute.