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Old 08-12-2024, 04:19 PM   #342
TOfan
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts View Post
It's what I feel he did. He had no attachment to Calgary. The letter his agent wrote to the fans said one day he will come back to visit Banff.

Term and money play a role I guess, once they started negotiating and he didn't like what was being offered he left.
He had no attachment to the City? He played here for 9 years. I’d bet he made several close/life long friends while living here. Just because Calgary wasn’t home doesn’t mean he doesn’t have an attachment to the City.

Gaudreau didn’t like the guaranteed $84M, so he walked? I find that hard to believe. Especially in light of what he signed for, which was $15M less. I bet that’s an open wound for him. Had he known that’s what he was leaving on the table, I’d be surprised he still leaves. He got burnt. Badly.

If it was his plan all along to leave Calgary, then that has to be one of the worst planned exit any player in any sport ever has executed.

Last edited by TOfan; 08-12-2024 at 04:23 PM.
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