I can't help but wonder if Gaudreau, after an intense whirlwind few hours, days, and weeks, finally came up for air after the signing, shocked to find overwhelming confusion and disdain from the hockey community and fans, particularly in Calgary.
It would help explain why he seemed so flustered at the press conference and his stumbled words about Calgary and the Flames. It would also help explain why - approaching 24 hours after the signing and nearly 48 hours after he informed management he wasn't coming back - he has avoided directly thanking and expressing gratitude to the city, management, and fans. The responses his sister and wife received on social media after their posts were notably toxic.
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-'Badger' Bob Johnson (1931-1991)
"I see as much misery out of them moving to justify theirselves as them that set out to do harm."
-Dr. Amos "Doc" Cochran
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