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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Do you think Tre penny pinched him? After the poor Flames season? Still not that poor for him, 49 points in 56 games. Yeah, I don't know how you let a player get to UFA.
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Based on Treliving’s history, I would say he definitely tried to pinch him back in 2021. I don’t necessarily blame him based on Gaudreau’s previous couple of seasons, but it was very obvious to me that Johnny was going to have a break out year in 2022, so I know I would’ve met his demands.
Sadly, only Treliving knows what really went down last year in their negotiations. Could he had Johnny at $9M x 8 prior to the start of the season? I don’t know and we’ll probably never know. If he could’ve, I’m sure he’s probably kicking himself now.