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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
There's no hindsight needed to know that the Flames would have certainly benefitted big time from knowing it was over 5 days, two weeks or however many days in advance of yesterday's deadline. They would have at least had time to prepare for the events of yesterday and possible make a signing or trades that benefit the franchise. Instead they were all clearly shell shocked and lost otherwise they would have done something notable.
As you say, a deadline may have also worked in Calgary's favour if Gaudreau was able to come back to the table after a week of testing the waters. All in all it was bush league from the Flames and somewhat Gaudreau's camp. When you are the one standing to lose the asset, you need to take the reins and I don't see any instance of that happening.
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A trade with who? nobody wanted his rights, basically nobody wanted him UFA.