Quote:
Originally Posted by Joborule
Because it wasn't on paper. End of the day, Gaudreau did something he legally was allowed to do. Flames should've set a firmer deadline to ensure that they could get something out of him if he wasn't going to sign. Taking down to the last days is way too risky for teams to do because of this very result.
|
The firmer deadline was the previous July. Johnny didn't want to sign then, for good reason - his offers were commensurate with his previous 2 seasons.
But can you imagine the low price he would have gotten? He'd have been a one year rental coming off two pretty mediocre seasons.
By all accounts he said he wanted to get a deal done, and I think he probably meant it, so it's hard for me to blame Treliving for trusting a player.