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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
Gaudreau:
"Throughout the summer I did research on places I wanted to be..."
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This doesn't mean Calgary was never an option or not on the list.
Of course he was going to do the research.
It was Calgary (the incumbent where he's lived for 8 years)
vs
Philly (Home)
New Jersey
Columbus
etc
I don't see why him doing his research and looking at options that might be available if he's going to go to free agency would trigger people.
Of course he was going to have a plan of "Here's what places I'd prefer IF I do decide to leave Calgary"
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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Is it possible that he actually liked visits to Columbus that much?
Its the last thing you'd expect but people have become attached to stranger things.
Still think it was a consolation prize after Philly at the end of the day and definitely not his first choice.
The fans comments are just standard lip service.
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Well yeah...there isn't much else he can say today except for being very complimentary of the city and the organization.
He can't come out and say "Well I was really hoping to go home to Philly but they didn't even make me an offer. I had already told Calgary I was leaving and burnt that bridge with Murray Edwards. So I just took the highest offer available to me from the teams and cities that I thought I'd be okay with (New Jersey, Columbus, New York)"