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Originally Posted by InternationalVillager
The best player of all time was physically broken at 38 in an era of hockey which doesn't exist anymore.
Why were we offering Johnny Gaudreau - 8 years x $10.5M for which was the largest contract in Flames history at that time.
It's just how the business works. The player has spent his entire career with the team and was actually underpaid on his last contract. The same player ends up getting a little overpaid on their UFA contract.
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I didn't want to bring it up because of current events but lets forget the name for a second.
We would have been thrilled about that deal at the time because he was choosing to stay. It would have been a bad contract in hindsight.
If I ever ran an NHL team I would make bold moves...no long term deals to players in their 30s. Its far more likely they don't work out and you are paying for past results. This strategy would be a net positive for sure.