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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Because dicking the Flames around until 11:59?
All the stuff above is fine. Thats not the issue. That was not communicated to the Flames, who thought they had an extension when they met Gaudreau/Gross' ultimatum.
That's ####y treatment of your long time team and if we weren't saved by that Florida miracle, we could very well be sitting here after Gaudreau put us into a rebuild.
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Have you read the Steinberg article recently posted? There has been absolutely no substantiation of an ultimatum/reneg, and the fact that the parties talked again after UFA started dispels the notion that Johnny's side did anything to really burn the bridge.
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The day before 2022 free agency opened was perhaps the wildest day I’ve ever covered. It started with intel that Gaudreau’s camp had put a counteroffer on the table, either on Monday night or Tuesday morning. I’m not exactly certain what that counter looked like, but it came in higher than where the Flames were and set a ceiling for in intense day of negotiations.
Then the grind began. As Tuesday afternoon went along, Calgary and Gaudreau’s camp moved closer and closer to common ground.
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The Flames, and many around the league, believed Gaudreau was ready to sign an eight-year deal at $10.5 million annually. I’m not sure if there was a verbal agreement or not, but Calgary thought a new deal was going to happen.
A short time later, however, Gaudreau informed Calgary with his final decision: he was going to test free agency.
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