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Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta
Very true points, but I do believe when you have a player who has the chance to be the best in your teams history, set records and have his number retired, you should be willing to retain that at the highest market rate. If he signs for more, than it means the Flames lowballed their best player, or didn't comprehend what the market was.
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Or it means some teams are desperate, have almost an empty roster, and are willing to vastly overpay for UFAs. If you go about life assigning value to things based on the most outrageous and highest estimates, then you aren't going to get very far.
Teams like Columbus and Seattle, who are desperate just to get butts in the seats, shouldn't be setting the standards for player value.
The Flames offer was very generous, and they unlike Seattle and Columbus, need to build a competitive team. I'd rather move on from Gaudreau than sign him to a contract that makes building a competitive team impossible. He's not Crosby or McDavid. You aren't winning any championships with Gaudreau unless he's surrounding by one heck of a cast.