[Signing] Gaudreau to Columbus (7 x $9.75 million)

[FanIn80]

I wonder if this is a bit of a middle finger for playing hardball with him on his last contract? I remember him saying he finally told his agent to just sign the contract so he can play. At the time I thought that was noble of him, forgoing the holdout path and just wanting to get on the ice.

Looking back though, I wonder if it was more like "whatever, just sign and we'll walk in six years and leave them with nothing."

[FormerPresJamesTaylor]

lol what a turd

[karl262]

Originally Posted by AC

I figured Columbus must have a much lighter travel schedule.

Nope.

This season Calgary will have the 10th most travel miles. Columbus has the 12th most.

https://twitter.com/danmorse_/status...52799179689988

Maybe the divisions should be realigned so teams have travel parity?

[Fighting Banana Slug]

I’m not sure I understand Columbus’ salary cap either. $3.5 to sign Laine? Is Boone Jenner LTIRetired? Still doesn’t seem like enough.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by mile

https://twitter.com/user/status/1547365260033945601

Funny that even Leslie is thinking out loud, "dafuq?"

[activeStick]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

12 hours.... He will be more hated than Tom Erixon and Adam Wolf when he returns. What a kyit show.

Please do not sully the name of our future number 1

[dammage79]

They don't really care about Laine I just read on Twitter. Negotiations stopped.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

I wonder if this is a bit of a middle finger for playing hardball with him on his last contract? I remember him saying he finally told his agent to just sign the contract so he can play. At the time I thought that was noble of him, forgoing the holdout path and just wanting to get on the ice.

Looking back though, I wonder if it was more like "whatever, just sign and we'll walk in six years and leave them with nothing."

And that revenge was worth 15M to him?

[rhino]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

I wonder if this is a bit of a middle finger for playing hardball with him on his last contract? I remember him saying he finally told his agent to just sign the contract so he can play. At the time I thought that was noble of him, forgoing the holdout path and just wanting to get on the ice.

Looking back though, I wonder if it was more like "whatever, just sign and we'll walk in six years and leave them with nothing."

The Flames were rumoured to have offered him 8x8 last contract. I think he wanted to get to FA as soon as he could.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

I wonder if this is a bit of a middle finger for playing hardball with him on his last contract? I remember him saying he finally told his agent to just sign the contract so he can play. At the time I thought that was noble of him, forgoing the holdout path and just wanting to get on the ice.

Looking back though, I wonder if it was more like "whatever, just sign and we'll walk in six years and leave them with nothing."

Thats an almost $18M gesture of spite.

"Screw you for screwing me out of money! Now I'm going to screw MYSELF out of money! Bwahahahahaha!!!!"

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

I wonder if this is a bit of a middle finger for playing hardball with him on his last contract? I remember him saying he finally told his agent to just sign the contract so he can play. At the time I thought that was noble of him, forgoing the holdout path and just wanting to get on the ice.

Looking back though, I wonder if it was more like "whatever, just sign and we'll walk in six years and leave them with nothing."

Again: He gave up $15 million or more just to give someone the finger?

I've heard of cutting off your nose to spite your face. This is more like cutting off your nose to spite someone else's face.

[Murph]

Closure is the word of the day.

This outcome provides the closure we are all looking for.

[Classic_Sniper]

What’s with all the vitriol here. We all knew Johnny wasn’t coming back already. We all knew he was going to play out east in the EST. We all knew it wasn’t about the money. What’s the difference between him signing in NJ for $10M vs Columbus for $9.5M? Is it strictly because he chose Columbus over our city and that’s some kind of slight against our town?

[Mathgod]

Why does the AAV keep changing? Is it 9.8, 9.5, 9.75, or something else?

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Locke

Thats an almost $18M gesture of spite.

"Screw you for screwing me out of money! Now I'm going to screw MYSELF out of money! Bwahahahahaha!!!!"

That little diabolical genius!

[Skaloper]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

I find this hard to believe. He was treated like royalty here and likely would have had his number retired if he signed another deal here. He was the guy.

If this is true he’s ####### delusional.

If this has to do with splitting him up from Monahan that was the right move. Things were not working for them.

[Cycling76er]

Originally Posted by Puppet Guy

Well then Johnny:

NSFW!

Out of thanks!

[Johnny Makarov]

Little Johnny Goodrow......

[Chonger]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

Both the Canadian and U.S. governments closed the border to nonessential travel due to COVID restrictions. If Gaudreau is worried about that happening again, as he might be, it wouldn't matter if Calgary was 10 minutes from home. If you can't cross the border, the travel time doesn't matter.



Just speculating, but it's a possibility that makes at least some particle of sense.

So Trudeau lost us Gaudreau?

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[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

I wonder if this is a bit of a middle finger for playing hardball with him on his last contract? I remember him saying he finally told his agent to just sign the contract so he can play. At the time I thought that was noble of him, forgoing the holdout path and just wanting to get on the ice.

Looking back though, I wonder if it was more like "whatever, just sign and we'll walk in six years and leave them with nothing."

Yeah, it was definitely a big #### you to Treliving at the end