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Originally Posted by sticktrick
I think Gaudreau liked in playing Calgary and would still like to play here considering his attachment to some teammates, etc. But, his sights were always focused on going back and playing with the Flyers when his UFA window opened and now that he has a baby on the way and finally the opportunity to be close to his family, etc. Flyers need to move money to make him fit and I'd bet that's what's going on. If that doesn't pan out, no doubt he's contemplating his other options in the Eastern conference. If Philly were in NJ's situation with the cap, the deal would have been done first thing this morning, IMO
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Maybe, but based on the reports, I don’t think the Flyers are even in the running. They made some huge decisions earlier this offseason that took them right out of the Johnny sweepstakes IMO (Ristolainen, DeAngelo).
In my opinion, I believe Johnny wanted to come back to Calgary all along. If it was just up to him, he’d be a Flame again. But unfortunately for us Flames fans, Johnny’s family has considerably more influence. They want him back just as much as we do. Throw in the wife’s family as well who probably want her back and it’s not even a contest anymore.
My belief is that Treliving really needed to re-sign Johnny last offseason, prior to Johnny’s wedding. The second Johnny said he never wanted to leave and was open to re-signing, that’s when the deal needed to be closed because right now, a pregnant Meredith yields considerably higher sway now than when she was just Johnny’s fiancé IMO.