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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
There’s been all sorts of rumours but I think that overture was the other way
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This would be consistent with what we saw publicly. During Treliving’s press conference I don’t recall him saying ‘we will give it another shot tomorrow’, he made statements along the lines of he’s going to free agency and moving on. This was probably in the wake of the Edwards/Gaudreau conversation. It did not sound like the Flames were still negotiating.
Honestly, this could be a book or a long form podcast. I’d love to read/hear a first hand account of what truly went down.
It’s been well over a year and I’m still fascinated. The implications of this decision deeply changed the Flames. I think they’ve taken a significant hit and until the next home-grown superstar comes along, it’s going to be hard to forget. I also think it’s hard to not connect where the Glames are today with drawing a straight line to Gaudreau’s decision, there’s a lot of scar tissue. He really hurt the franchise, and you could argue himself as well.