What did the Flames do (other than $$$$) to keep Gaudreau?
Was there support for his new wife? Is there a strong WAG support group in Calgary?
It seemed that Gio and his wife went of into the community on their own, not as leaders or part of the Flames Players and Wives?
Was there any kind of team support for the young guys starting with the Flames? Robatille billeting with Dionne comes to mind.
Iginla sort of lead Kobasew and Ferrence in off season training.
Did anyone think to involve her with Calgary's Childrens Hospital? Board of directors, Fundraising?
Gaudreau's only cogent reason that he said he jumped to Columbus was the great bunch of guys that liked playing there.
Who were Gaudreau's buddies on the Flames? Monahan is supposed to be a close friend? Was Gaudreau comfortable with the Flames playing Monahan hurt?
It would be interesting how Gio saw the Flames organization after being Captain of the Kraken. He sure was not coming back to Calgary when he had a chance. Did he (and his family) have a better personal experience with the Kraken and then the Leafs? would that have gotten back to Gaudreau?
I think the American sports have more of a wine and dine their players mentality. Huge University recruitment culture ( and even High school) based on no salaries gets them to have strategies that make a player want to be there without beyond the money.
I would think that the Flames would have had someone (Conroy?) assign to Gaudreau to make sure he wanted to come back to Calgary and if there was something that didn't quite work for him that the Flames would address it.
The owners of the Blue Jackets John P. McConnell is CEO and Chairman of board of Worthington Industries that is a Steel Company that is in the 100 best companies to work for that has highly recognized employee-based policies.
His dad was a major philanthropist that was the founder of the Blue Jackets.
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