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Originally Posted by Jay Random
So you believe the purpose of the game of hockey is to accumulate assets, and not to win games. Gotcha.
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Short of outright saying he would not re-sign (back to the honesty / decisiveness topic), Gaudreau gave every hint possible he would not be back. Not signing last year, not negotiating during the season. This should have maybe raised some eyebrows, but Treliving and Co made the mistake of believing Johnny. When his actions didn't line up with what he was saying he should have been shipped out, regardless of how great of a season he was having.
Edit: I should also say that while last season was entertaining, at no point did I believe the flames had a shot at the cup. A strong regular season followed by an early ish playoff exit, the song remains the same and there was no reason to believe this year was different.