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

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

From what I have heard his agent thought he should take the Calgary deal. I am not sure his agent is responsible for the Jackets deal either, was it not reported Gaudreau contacted Columbus and they were shocked because they didn't even bother to reach out to him because they didn't think he would want to come there? I don't think his agent has anything to do with it.

Pretty sure CBJ made an initial offer as the bell rang but didn't expect to hear back. They were surprised when the phone did ring.

[bdubbs]

With how well New Jersey has been playing, imagining Gaudreau on that top line as well? I don't envy the Devils GM for trying to get all those young contracts figured out once they're off their cheap deals.

[Incogneto]

Originally Posted by Locke

Man...I said it on Day 1 and I maintain it to this day.

His Agent screwed this up badly. He figured that he has the #1 Free Agent on the market and that they could write their own ticket to anywhere and he didnt do any due diligence and moreover, he did not prepare his client.

The entire Saga reeks of panic which tells me that his agent absolutely dropped this ball.

Honestly. An hour of honest conversation and a few beers and Johnny and his agent are on the same page.

His agent dun goofed hard.

This is very very incorrect. I have it on good authority that the deal was done, and all that was needed was Johnny to call Murray Edwards.

That call never came.

Johnny's wife wanted to be closer to her mom who lives in....ba-da-bammmm....Columbus.

The agent did everything he was supposed to.

[Jordan!]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

Interesting to mock people for making educated guesses as to what happened and then make stone cold assumptions of your own. I like it.

"Educated" guesses?

Sure thing

What assumptions have I made? You make literally zero sense.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Jordan!

"Educated" guesses?

Sure thing

What assumptions have I made? You make literally zero sense.

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Originally Posted by Jordan!

You guys are like bitter Ex's over here. now his wife wanted to stay in Calgary and he was a coke head? Jesus Murphy.

Johnny is clearly dumb as a bag of rocks, and his agent isn't far off.. he'll get points in a market without a spotlight on every move of his life. He'll be happy along the way.

He doesn't care about winning..

[MrMike]

It’s a long con, Dube and our next 5 first round picks for Gaudreau at 50% retained from Columbus. Planned all along.

[Icantwhisper]

I think he was mocking others statements on here, not making his own.

[Paulie Walnuts]

They should have been more embarrassed with his performance the previous 2.5 half seasons with the team not with the team.

Pouring more fire on a team and city that rolled out the carpet, keep it classy Guy and Jane.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

They should have been more embarrassed with his performance the previous 2.5 half seasons with the team not with the team.

Pouring more fire on a team and city that rolled out the carpet, keep it classy Guy and Jane.

Nice. We’ve done a lot of wife-related criticizing in this thread but we’ve really dropped the ball on the parent-trashing.

If we all play our cards right we can be talking about Johnny’s wife’s cousins by Christmas, as we should be.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Nice. We’ve done a lot of wife-related criticizing in this thread but we’ve really dropped the ball on the parent-trashing.

If we all play our cards right we can be talking about Johnny’s wife’s cousins by Christmas, as we should be.

How did I bash them?

[dino7c]

I mean it was a pretty dumb comment by Guy

Brad could come out and say his play was embarrassing but he won't. People forget that going into last season the plan was to make Gaudreau more of a secondary piece

[Strange Brew]

Whose plan was that?

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by Incogneto

This is very very incorrect. I have it on good authority that the deal was done, and all that was needed was Johnny to call Murray Edwards.

That call never came.

Johnny's wife wanted to be closer to her mom who lives in....ba-da-bammmm....Columbus.

The agent did everything he was supposed to.

Very strange if true.

Clearly the deal wasn't done...as it wasn't...done.


IMO the agent pooched this. He may have gotten a deal to within an inch of the finish line, but it was pointless since he didn't understand his client well enough and/or he didn't help his client understand himself well enough.

[Yamer]

There have been so many contradictory stories of people "in the know" that I don't know what to believe.

I'm just going to choose to not give a #### any longer.

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by Incogneto

This is very very incorrect. I have it on good authority that the deal was done, and all that was needed was Johnny to call Murray Edwards.

That call never came.

Johnny's wife wanted to be closer to her mom who lives in....ba-da-bammmm....Columbus.

The agent did everything he was supposed to.

I don't understand, why did he needs to call Murray Edwards? Why not just tell his agent?

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Whose plan was that?

management...its been talked about on the radio.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Incogneto

This is very very incorrect. I have it on good authority that the deal was done, and all that was needed was Johnny to call Murray Edwards.

That call never came.

Johnny's wife wanted to be closer to her mom who lives in....ba-da-bammmm....Columbus.

The agent did everything he was supposed to.

I thought her mom was on the east coast and only had some cousins in Columbus.

Also Guy who had the heart attack doesn't live in Columbus...

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by dino7c

management...its been talked about on the radio.

Hate to argue with the radio but I saw no evidence whatsoever of said plan. Secondary to ...?

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Hate to argue with the radio but I saw no evidence whatsoever of said plan. Secondary to ...?

how about training camp with where Tkachuk, Lindholm, Coleman was a line and was the plan for game one until Coleman was suspended

I would say Pat Steinberg is pretty connected and he has said on multiple occasions that management was wanting to make Gaudreau more of a complementary player after the Canadian Div season.

At the time about 90% of this site would have agreed it wasn't really a radical though that Gaudreau wasn't the guy that was going to lead them to victory. Other media members have talked about hearing similar.

Also, maybe the biggest piece of evidence if they thought Gaudreau was the guy to build their team around they would have given him that 8 or 9M deal, they obviously had reservations.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by dino7c

how about training camp with where Tkachuk, Lindholm, Coleman was a line and was the plan for game one until Coleman was suspended

I would say Pat Steinberg is pretty connected and he has said on multiple occasions that management was wanting to make Gaudreau more of a complementary player after the Canadian Div season.

At the time about 90% of this site would have agreed it wasn't really a radical though that Gaudreau wasn't the guy that was going to lead them to victory. Other media members have talked about hearing similar.

Also, maybe the biggest piece of evidence if they thought Gaudreau was the guy to build their team around they would have given him that 8 or 9M deal, they obviously had reservations.

No disagreement that they weren't willing to pay his asking price a year ago, but IMO that does not equal a plan to make him a secondary piece. Wouldn't that involve getting new "primary players"? I don't think that was Blake Coleman.