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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
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.
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It's too late once the season started. You can't trade your best player while you are in first place. At that point JG was a rental.