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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Coming out of the COVID seasons? No. I distinctly remember considerable doubt among most fans about Gaudreau's ability to be a premiere play-driving winger moving forward. In retrospect, this would have been a good deal, but things looked VASTLY different on the other side of this, heading into the 2021–22 season.
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Going by his pproduction it was a reasonable ask. He kept adding to the team which tells me he thought the core could have got it done and Gaudreau was a major piece of the core. If he didn't view Gaudreau as a core piece why keep him.