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Originally Posted by Philly06Cup
Flyers and Flames have always been linked in my mind.
State/Provincial rival getting multiple generational players multiple times. Toiling through "mediocrity". Now Flyers get their own Adam Fox situation.
Most significant part of the story is Gauthier camp/agents closing communication to Flyers staff. If the Flyers reach out, you can at least respond with, "We are still not interested in signing with you". To go completely dark is nuts. Briere/Keith Jones fly out to Sweden to try to meet with the guy, and he shuts them out again.
Awesome return given the circumstances, and great to keep the situation under wraps.
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definitely
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
When a team drafts a player, especially one as high as Gauthier they have invested a lot of time and resources in following the player and coming to a decision that he would be a valuable member in their organization. To ghost them completely is pretty unprofessional by both player and agent. Flyers can't put a gun to the kid's head but at the very least they should provide an explanation of what it is about their organization that the player doesn't like if only to address any issues they may need to work on in the future when it comes to attracting players. Torts isn't going to be there forever so it would seem like a strange decision for a young player to go this far just to avoid the head coach.
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It speaks volumes about the character of the player, but the player is just a kid. It is far worse for the agent - very unprofessional, and they should - DO - know better. You don't burn bridges when you live on an island this small, where everybody knows everybody, and everybody talks. It's just bad form. It amazes me whenever an agent participates in behavior like that.