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Bourque's Twin · 07-13-2022, 10:22 PM

24 hours ago if Johnny had to take 1 of 2 options, what would he take?

10.5M x 8 Flames
9.75M x 7 Jackets

There’s no way he takes the Jackets. Sure, it’s closer to the east but it’s not in the east. His family can’t pop by. It’s not a great city and it’s a bad hockey team where players constantly leave. Theres no Stanley Cup within reach. He leaves tons of money on the table and possibly a year of getting paid as most players don’t make it past 37. The only logic is that he didn’t get what he expected from PHI, NJ etc and had to settle. Will be interesting to hear the truth, but it’s not that Gaudreau wanted to go to CBJ.

07-13-2022, 10:22 PM	#986
Bourque's Twin First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Section 120 Exp:	24 hours ago if Johnny had to take 1 of 2 options, what would he take? 10.5M x 8 Flames 9.75M x 7 Jackets There’s no way he takes the Jackets. Sure, it’s closer to the east but it’s not in the east. His family can’t pop by. It’s not a great city and it’s a bad hockey team where players constantly leave. Theres no Stanley Cup within reach. He leaves tons of money on the table and possibly a year of getting paid as most players don’t make it past 37. The only logic is that he didn’t get what he expected from PHI, NJ etc and had to settle. Will be interesting to hear the truth, but it’s not that Gaudreau wanted to go to CBJ.