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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I remember not being a fan of the Gaudreau deal because Treliving didn’t secure the 8 years. Had it been for $8M or $8.5M that would have been worth it at the time and great value (we would still have him for another year).
Tree loved that 6 year term. Gaudreau, Hamilton, Lindholm, Hanifin, Andersson. (Also UFA’s Backlund, Giordano, Coleman)
Monahan was the longest term deal until the 8 year deals for Huberdeau and Weegar were signed.
I definitely think they should have tried to max out the term for a few of our young guys and while it is a risk for Ottawa I do think it will pay off for them
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8.5 would have been seen as a big overpay. He was getting comped at tarasenko's contract which was 7.5 x 8. Maybe they had to give him 8 mil, but that would have been a steep price. The team had a mind numbingly stupid you can't make more than the captain policy and it cost them 2 years of Gaudreau.