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Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache
That's a lot of assuming. Gaudreau had a better contract from the Flames and still picked columbus for less money.
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Gaudreau expected more offers on the market...and didn't get them. His career has been in the dumps ever since, he was the 2nd overall scorer in the league when he left...now he isn't even a top 50 player (top 100?) This is exactly the point. You really think OK is gonna get that 2.5M range with term?
Players are free to do whatever they choose but thinking you will get a better offer down the line doesn't always work out. I think the best offer OK gets in this free agency period is the one he already turned down.
He would also have a huge opportunity with the Flames to play a lot and put up numbers that would actually put him in a position to demand a nice contract next time.