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Originally Posted by The Fonz
Moving on...
21/22 Gaudreau was worth $10M, but he wasn't worth close to that the couple years prior and I'd bet he only plays up to this contract value in 1 or 2 years of his new 7yr deal and you can't contend in this league unless players outperform their contracts. I've been down on Gaudreau for a few seasons now, and I'll admit I was completely wrong about how he'd perform in 21/22 - he was incredible - but at the end of the day I'm glad the Flames aren't on the hook for 8yrs @ $10M with JG going forward. That contract would have been as much of a problem for the Flames as Marner's has been for the Leafs.
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Objectively, he has had a couple of '$10M seasons' and a couple '$7M seasons' over the last 4 years. I am a huge fan because he is an incredible entertaining player, and seems like a good kid. But looking at an 8 X $10.5M contract rationally, in daylight, I think we are maybe better off.