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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Keeping Johnny to go for it is fine. That was the right thing to do.
Brad allowed himself to be misled. Set a deadline at the exit interview.
Make your best offer, whatever it is.
If Gaudreau hasn’t signed by whatever deadline you’ve set, he isn’t signing.
We’re not Tampa, we’re not Colorado. We’re a small market Canadian team.
Gaudreau knew when he said “it’d be cool to play in Philly one day at the end of my career” that he wasn’t coming back.
Francis knew. For years, Eric Francis has had a better read on the Calgary Flames’ franchise player than the GM.
And yet the muppet keeps his job.
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BULL-F###in-Plop
No he didnt.
This is like insane 'Fake News' nonsense.
"Johnny wants to go home! Play for his childhood team!"
That is like a bad gimmick from a sidewalk magician.
He didnt 'go home.'
He is marginally closer to his family. Really, all he's done is eliminate a border.
And he lost $18M to do it.
Johnny goofed.
All Gaudreau did was move marginally closer to the East Coast. I sincerely doubt that 8 years ago Eric Francis predicted that he'd leave as a UFA to play for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
You are giving Francis way, WAY too much credit. Johnny isnt suiting up in Philly. Its Columbus.
Did anyone see Gaudreau going to Columbus?
Look...I am as critical, if not more, of Treliving...but he got thrown a goddamned curveball here. Yeah...if anything I'll blame Treliving for not having traded him last year. Thats his mistake. The rest? This is madness.