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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Again, I don’t know where these numbers are coming from. It’s like everyone is randomly generating some arbitrary cap hit they don’t like to make him too expensive to justify re-signing.
In terms of his scoring woes, I thought he struggled for a portion of 18-19 and most of 19-20. I actually thought he was great in the 2021 shortened season minus that stretch when Darryl was hired. That team had serious challenges scoring and I thought Gaudreau was one of the lone bright spots in what was a disastrous season.
But ultimately, stats are just stats. They can fluctuate in many ways depending on your team, your linemates, your situation and etc. You have to know your player and you need your pro scouting staff to look beyond what’s just on the surface. That’s what these guys get paid to do what they do, they’re supposed to be able to evaluate talent at a level far better than you or I and for myself, I always thought Gaudreau was one of the best line drivers in the entire league. His ability to create something out of nothing was rare and I would’ve easily paid for this.
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The talk that the Flames should have been ready to fork over $9.5x8 after 2.5 years of Johnny playing at a 69pt pace over 82 games just didn’t make sense until he had the season he did in his career year. Not only did he break 100pts for the first time but he broke 40 goals and played a strong 2 way game. The ability to play on both sides of the puck is something we didn’t see at all until his contract year. We saw a streaky score who could play at elite levels at times but seemed to get pushed around in the playoffs and not until he was paired with Lindholm and Tkachuk did he show his ability to play a complete game and be worth the massive investment