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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Treliving for whatever reason seemed to play hardball with extensions for his guys while having no issues overpaying in free agency. It appears he took things a little too far with Gaudreau as if he could have signed him for $8.5 million that would have been a win for the organization.
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Let's be honest. that 8.5M only looks okay in hindsight. He was coming off a season 49 points in 56 games (prorated would be 71 points) where the Flames missed the playoffs. I think a lot of people probably would not have been happy that summer if he signed.