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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It sounds like the same kind of excuse that could be used for not trading a player a year out from unrestricted free agency. The fear of losing the trade and hurting their job security probably paralyzes them from making hard decisions that might be unpopular but need to be made. This is why I am not automatically on the "fire him" train.
Hindsight is a nice luxury to have, but I also think it is the only fair way you can judge past decisions. For what it is worth, the final season of Gaudreau was a hell of season and we got to watch what is arguably the best line in hockey for the past several years. It was a historically good line, and that is worth something.
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Letting Johnny play this year also meant that Chucky netted 100 plus points inflating his value to enable a great return for him. So there is also that asset value mitigation angle if we are using hindsight.