Friedman: Gaudreau negotiations will be put on hold during World Cup

[calgaryblood]

Poor Gaudreau. Posts a picture on his Instagram of him catching a fish and for some reason several guys think a different reincarnation of the same joke is funny. "Catch a pen for your contract Johnny", "catch a contract Johnny".

Poor famous people. I don't think I could do it.

[Gaudreauvertime]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

Every time one of these threads gets bumped I hope for some news, good, bad or indifferent, but it's always the same person jerking it to his favourite player.

I hope the same, but it's usually useless posts like these.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Gaudreauvertime

I wonder how Monahan's agent explained his split problem? Gaudreau only had 4 less road points in 2 less road games (Monahan had a 3 point night at Arizona when Johnny was resting from injury - a team Johnny usually feasts on).

So in the 39 games they played together, Monahan had 23 points while shooting at 16.5% while Johnny had 22 points while shooting at 6.7%. I wonder who will have more road points next season?

Of course, everyone already knows the shooting percentage was a huge part of why Johnny had such significant splits, but alas.

Probably by taking a contract inline with what all the other players around him got paid.

[Gaudreauvertime]

Originally Posted by GGG

Probably by taking a contract inline with what all the other players around him got paid.

In line meaning slightly above? Wouldn't the same hold true for Gaudreau and Tarasenko then? Would his agent accepting a 7.75M 8 year deal answer those questions?

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Gaudreauvertime

I hope the same, but it's usually useless posts like these.

And these?

AND THIS!?

Gaud, is this what a black hole is like?

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by calgaryblood

Poor Gaudreau. Posts a picture on his Instagram of him catching a fish and for some reason several guys think a different reincarnation of the same joke is funny. "Catch a pen for your contract Johnny", "catch a contract Johnny".

Poor famous people. I don't think I could do it.

Sign me up in a second. If making millions, so you don't have to work past the age of 35 requires a little ribbing and unwanted photo's on the internet, its a very fair trade.

[the2bears]

Originally Posted by Gaudreauvertime

I hope the same, but it's usually useless posts like these.

I think you're greatly undervaluing posts like those.

[Frequitude]

Originally Posted by Gaudreauvertime

In line meaning slightly above? Wouldn't the same hold true for Gaudreau and Tarasenko then? Would his agent accepting a 7.75M 8 year deal answer those questions?

Tarasenko had 3 league years under his belt, so the Blues had to buy 4 UFA years. Gaudreau only has 2 so we'd only be buying 3 UFA years with a 8 year deal. So "in line" means lower than 8x$7.5M, not higher.

[CroFlames]

This morning on the Fan, Warrener said "I don't care" when asked whether he's concerned about the contract status.

He said the kid can sit out and not get paid at all and he wouldn't care.

He trusts him to do the right thing though.

[FireItUp]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

This morning on the Fan, Warrener said "I don't care" when asked whether he's concerned about the contract status.

He said the kid can sit out and not get paid at all and he wouldn't care.

He trusts him to do the right thing though.

I care, players sitting out doesn't look good for either side. I'm sure all of us fans don't want Johnny's contract to handcuff this team in the future and I'm sure Brad is trying his best to do just that, which is fine with me.

Problem is, none of us know what either side is looking for. Is Johnny asking way to much? or is Brad offering too little? I think It's a poker game right now with both sides holding their cards till the river card shown, which is similar to what happened with Gio.

[Frequitude]

It feels weird saying it, but I'm in the don't really care camp. We've got control of him for 5 more years. That's an eon in my books. Fighting for those extra 3 aren't that high on my list. So at the end of the day, or at least at the end of this current phase, I'm happy with anything but a ridiculous overpayment.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by calgaryblood

Poor Gaudreau. Posts a picture on his Instagram of him catching a fish and for some reason several guys think a different reincarnation of the same joke is funny. "Catch a pen for your contract Johnny", "catch a contract Johnny".

Poor famous people. I don't think I could do it.

Meh, you don't get to where he is without a thick skin.

[CroFlames]

Can you imagine the harassment he'd get from Philly fans? Those people are ruthless.

[Robbob]

Now that it is September it probably is just starting to worry me. If I had to measure it on a scale of 1 to 10, probably a 3 right now. If he starts missing preseason games in Oct I will start to panic more.

[mennoknight]

print this and put it somewhere where you can read it.

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his lifespan? So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?…

thus sayeth the lord - especially about hockey. Jesus was just like, chill out bros.

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

I would say, the threat of missing games has to be very very real now. Let's not kid ourselves, he doesn't have a contract now because "these things take time" (which they do), we are now at the point that he doesn't have a contract because they can't agree, and now the upcoming "dates" of importance (World Cup, training camp, pre season games, regular season games) are now being used as leverage points, potentially by both sides.

Unfortunate that it's come to this point, but wouldn't be shocked to see him miss some regular season games given it's come this far. Have a feeling Gaudreau's camp has to be willing to push it that far to try to get what they want if they are willing to let it go this long with out a contract.

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle

I would say, the threat of missing games has to be very very real now. Let's not kid ourselves, he doesn't have a contract now because "these things take time" (which they do), we are now at the point that he doesn't have a contract because they can't agree, and now the upcoming "dates" of importance (World Cup, training camp, pre season games, regular season games) are now being used as leverage points, potentially by both sides.

Unfortunate that it's come to this point, but wouldn't be shocked to see him miss some regular season games given it's come this far. Have a feeling Gaudreau's camp has to be willing to push it that far to try to get what they want if they are willing to let it go this long with out a contract.

The start of the season is a long way off. There's plenty of time left to get a deal done. These delays are just tactical maneuvering.

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by Rick M.

The start of the season is a long way off. There's plenty of time left to get a deal done. These delays are just tactical maneuvering.

Exactly. Now that season is upon us, they will start negotiating more frequently. Treliving and Gross probably exchanged a phone call occasionally over that last few months. I am willing to bet that those conversations will increase in frequency and length as September moves along. Both sides want this done. Just standard negotiating. I think the public worry a bit because none of it is public so they can't see progress.

Sure Gaudreau's agent dropped the "we won't negotiate during world cup", but that was a couple weeks ago. A lot can get done in that time.

[CroFlames]

I just don't want some sour taste left in my mouth down the line if Johnny decides to sit out because he wants more money.

The fact is, I would start feeling differently about him if he sat out 20 games over this.

[Bingo]

If you have to build a house by October 1st and you haven't started you're screwed. If you have to get a contract signed by October 1st you only need 5 minutes. It's what happens in those 5 minutes, they are key.

If the Flames won't budge from 8 years and $5.5M/y then there's no wonder it's not done.
If Gaudreau's agent won't budge from 8 years and $.8.5M then there's no wonder it's not done.

But it only takes a moment to move off a line and then things get done quickly.