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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Gaudreau didn't owe the Flames anything. He fulfilled his obligations to the team and gave the Flames years of high quality play. I see no reason that he would purposely negotiate in bad faith here. If Johnny told his agent that he is still considering the Flames then the agent is going to try to sting things along as long as possible to get the best offer. That's probably all it boils down to but if you want to put on a tinfoil hat and conclude that he did this on purpose to screw Treliving or the Flames then good for you.

Technically yes, but he was with the Flames for a long timeYou can do this at a company that treats you badly or a pointless job, but at a club where you've been for years, where you have friends, colleagues and teammates and fans who cheered you on for years, doing the bare minimum just doesn't cut it, if you want respect for your decision.
And that only refers to the negotiations with the flames up to the deadline, I don't care about anything that happened after that.