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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).
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Originally Posted by Major Major
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.
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Why would Johnny sign a contract that makes him UFA at age 31?
Maybe he'd do it after his rookie year like Sanderson is doing here, but I'd suggest there is a lot less risk for a defensemen to hit their UFA deal at age 30 than a winger to do it at 31...