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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
The main thing I don't think he handled well is he outlined the deal he would sign, and when the Flames met that ask, he then backed out.
But a deal isn't a deal until it's done I guess.
I don't think he misled them at any point. I think he really didn't know what he wanted to do until then end, and then felt he could get a deal with one of his preferred teams, including to be closer to his family.
And then that didn't happen and he panicked and took the deal he could get with CBJ, after first circling back to the Flames and learning there was no interest on their end, including because of how pissed of Edwards was.
Lots of miss-steps on all sides. But I also don't think anyone deliberately misled anyone along the way.
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Is it really true that Gaudreau went back to the Flames once he didn't get a contract offer from the Flyers or Devils? If so, I still highly doubt that the Flames would tell him to pound sound. We aren't in any position to get on our high horse about anything. Every good player we draft takes off to the US the moment they are eligible to skip town.