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Originally Posted by Ferarri
I know it’s been stated before, but his target number was not in line with his level of play at that time. Johnny was coming off a down year and people would have blamed Tre if he dished out 10 million.
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Doesn’t matter, if anything, that could’ve driven down Gaudreau’s target offer.
Most importantly, you have to know you have and Johnny Gaudreau is one of the most naturally talented players in the game today, so you have to be willing to pay for that. That just comes down to good scouting.
Like I said, it’s not always about the numbers. So what if he had a couple down years, I didn’t even consider the 2021 season a down year, no one on this team could score and it dragged it in turn dragged his totals down.
I know for myself, I felt very strongly that Treliving needed to get a deal done in the offseason of 2021. Especially after Johnny and his agent came out and said they wanted to re-sign because if not, all bets are off when a player reaches UFA and anything can happen.