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Originally Posted by transplant99
He still could have informed Flame management long before he did which would have allowed them to pivot to a different course of action at/before the draft and into UFA day.
There was zero reason to draw this out as he did when it was clear he was moving on as is his right.
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He could have but what if he was truly torn about leaving Calgary? The only people that know the truth aren't on this forum and aren't likely to disclose the details. This is all on Treliving as he had to know this was always a possibility as no deal is ever done until it's done. He seemed almost defiant at the draft that it was still going to get done and he was wrong. That's on him, not Johnny Gaudreau or his agent. If you don't want to be handcuffed by a player, don't lose all your leverage and let things get to the point where you have to call him and his agent on a daily basis grovelling and begging him to sign with you. Draw a line in the sand rather than stand at the altar hoping and praying. Make no mistake this is an embarrassment for the Flames organization. Not what Johnny did to them but what the organization allowed him to do to them.