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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Johnny wouldn’t admit it publicly but you have to wonder if he could do it all over again if he wouldn’t have taken the $84M offer the Flames tabled on the eve of free agency? He mentioned even debating coming back on a 7 year deal the next day and I do not believe free agency went the way he wanted it to go. Rumors the Devils were in around 10-10.25, islanders the low 9’s, the Flyers not even putting an offer together, and rumors the Gaudreau camp engaged the Jackets to get a deal done.
He won’t admit it publicly but he left money, and legacy on the table to go to a franchise that has never won a division, and only won a playoff round once in their existence and have 6 playoff appearances in their 21 year history
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Yes I think Gaudreau's indecision ultimately cost him more than it did the Flames. Once we got past last summer, he was not getting traded. So while I am sure that Murray nd Treliving are rightfully pissed that they were not negotiating with a willing party (as it turns out), the end result doesn't change much.
But if Gaudreau makes it clear at the end of the season that he will pursue free agency, I suspect his offers would have looked a lot better.