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Originally Posted by Robbob
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.
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There would have been howls for sure. And butterfly effect - who knows if Gaudreau has the same kind of year when he signed a fat contract? One hopes it wouldn't affect him, but big contracts have seen some players underperform for various reasons.