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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
I think people are reading too much into CBJ GM comment about “ok is this real?”
Yes I’m sure they were surprised Johnny had them at the top of the list because most rumours suggested if he left Calgary, it’d be to go to the coast.
But the quotes make it clear CBJ had him on their list of FA possibilities. Not to mention the quotes say everything moved quickly.
Nothing in there suggests Johnny intended to sign there the whole time. Only that they were one of the possible destinations he had in mind.
We’ll never know if Calgary had any shot but frankly I don’t care. It was a failure by our ownership and GM to ever take that risk.
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Of course Columbus had him on their list - every team had him on the list.
But by all accounts, Gaudreau's team contacted them, which caught them off guard.