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Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta
Apparently Columbus offered 7x$12mm. I blame the Flames for this whole thing if he ends up getting more than we had offered.
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Having Gaudreau at $12million/year doesn't really let you build a contending team. Gaudreau is amazing, but is also the type of player who requires solid linemates to play with, as Gaudreau's game is incomplete in some ways. Gaudreau is not physical in any way, not the fastest skater end to end, and has a muffin (although a deceptive muffin) of a shot. He needs a solid centre who is a top end trigger man and responsible defensively and a RW who can play physically and take advantage of space that Gaudreau creates.
The Flames lucked out having Lindholm singed at a steal, but most teams, are looking at close to a $30 million first line. Not a whole lot left to build the rest of the team out.
This is especially true if you just spent $4 million on a bottom pairing d-man.