https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/news...ng/c-334979276
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On top of that, in the words of general manager Jarmo Kekalainen, Gaudreau's signing wasn't simply the case of a player with no other options.
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"He told us this was one of his true primary destinations," Kekalainen said Wednesday evening. "We were like, 'OK, wow, is this real?' Once we realized that yeah, he wants to come here, we got into serious talks. We obviously let him know that he was one of the players that we desired the most, and when it got real serious to where he was like, 'OK, I want to come there,' then we got it through the finish line pretty quickly."
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Doesn't sound at all like it was a snap decision, sounds like Gaudreau himself reached out to the Columbus team and let them know it was one of his true primary destinations. Why he couldn't tell Tre or the Flames org this so they could properly asset management is pure selfishness.