07-13-2022, 07:52 PM
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#761
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by Mathgod
If it's a half hour drive to see my family vs a 2 hour flight, that's a pretty big difference. I take the half hour drive even if it means taking a bit less money on my contract.
So if Johnny is leaving Calgary for family reasons, I only buy it if he signs in Jersey or Philly, maybe NY also though that's a bit farther. With him signing in Columbus when Jersey was a possibility, I can't buy the visit-my-family narrative.
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I don't think it's him visiting them, but making it easier for them to visit him. It is definitely easier on them this way.
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07-13-2022, 07:52 PM
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#762
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
What if Vancouver or Seattle offered you a contract as well though?
It's a difficult comparison though, because Western Canada doesn't have a lot of teams. Yeah, JG might be in Columbus, but he will also be spending a lot of time in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Newark, Philadelphia, and DC as the Blue Jackets play in that area a lot. All easily drivable distances for family to visit him on road trips. In the Western Conference, that opportunity doesn't exist.
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A Western Conference team plays one road game per year against each Metropolitan Division team (8 total). A team in the Metro Division plays one road game against one divisional opponent and two against the others (13 total). It's not that big a difference.
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07-13-2022, 07:52 PM
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#763
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Calgary
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Just came back to post WTF!? Yelling at the clouds isn’t doing it for me… the only explanation is Gaudreau doesn’t like the limelight, doesn’t like money, and doesn’t like winning. Also doesn’t care about being near family… what I’m starting to realize is that he’s a sociopath, and this will all likely end in some sort of elaborate murder suicide… we dodged a bullet guys.
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07-13-2022, 07:52 PM
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#764
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07-13-2022, 07:53 PM
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#765
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. As bad as this decision is, players do still willingly go play hockey in Edmonton every year. Let's not get carried away.
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They don't usually turn down more money somewhere else to play in Edmonton, do they?
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07-13-2022, 07:53 PM
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#766
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I don't think it's him visiting them, but making it easier for them to visit him. It is definitely easier on them this way.
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Not nearly as easy as it would have been if he had signed with Jersey.
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07-13-2022, 07:53 PM
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#767
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Cleveland, OH (Grew up in Calgary)
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Maybe it came down to his wife and her family. It always seemed like the Gaudreau's genuinely liked Calgary.
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I think it was ultimately this
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07-13-2022, 07:53 PM
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#768
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Best reply to Meredith: But not as special as Columbus, right?
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07-13-2022, 07:55 PM
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#770
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I don't think it's him visiting them, but making it easier for them to visit him. It is definitely easier on them this way.
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Not easier than NJ. So why didn’t he take that offer, even if it was a couple dollars less (reports vary).
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07-13-2022, 07:55 PM
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#771
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Franchise Player
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I can’t help but assume that the free agent offers were ultimately not what he was hoping for Given this signing came so late in the day.
I read Columbus is an 8 hr drive from his hometown.
I say that after 3 70 point seasons he is asking for a trade
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07-13-2022, 07:56 PM
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#772
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Breaking: Columbus signs Matthew Gaudreau.
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07-13-2022, 07:56 PM
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#773
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Mathgod
"so special to us" ha.... you sure have a nice way of showing it
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In fairness, those are his family members. Let’s not be snarky dickheads to them. They didn’t do anything and have been great while here.
Be mad at Johnny all you want but let’s not trash his family.
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07-13-2022, 07:56 PM
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#774
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Had an idea!
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Originally Posted by blankall
I wouldn't underestimate this. The world is becoming more polarized and Canada's restrictions really got to a lot of people, particularly Americans.
Also, people don't know really get how a media can weigh on someone's psyche. This could have 100% been a media issue. I've seen people quit jobs (for lower paying ones) over much sillier reasons than having a national media hounding them. A good's night sleep can be priceless.
Still wtf? Columbus?
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I dunno. If the team plays well, is always winning, strong bond with teammates, a great coach that cares for you, fans that love you.....how is that not leading to a great nights sleep?
I would say you're not sleeping if you suck every single day.
NHL players don't play to lose and go home and forget about it.
At least that is what I thought until today.
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07-13-2022, 07:57 PM
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#775
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay Random
A Western Conference team plays one road game per year against each Metropolitan Division team (8 total). A team in the Metro Division plays one road game against one divisional opponent and two against the others (13 total). It's not that big a difference.
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The teams he plays will be more closely clustered though. It's not like JGs family could go to Calgary and easily travel from home to visit him while he also played in Vancouver or San Jose.
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07-13-2022, 07:58 PM
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#776
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
Well, apparently tampering doesn’t take place…
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I think this is absolute proof that it doesn't. How else does one explain the astonishing breakdown of communication between Gaudreau and pursuing teams if it did?
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07-13-2022, 07:58 PM
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#777
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Originally Posted by N-E-B
In fairness, those are his family members. Let’s not be snarky dickheads to them. They didn’t do anything and have been great while here.
Be mad at Johnny all you want but let’s not trash his family.
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Wait what? Trash his family? I'm simply rebuking something that one of them said... and are you really expecting me to believe his family members didn't play a role in his decision to leave Calgary?
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07-13-2022, 07:58 PM
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#778
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Van Island
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Not easier than NJ. So why didn’t he take that offer, even if it was a couple dollars less (reports vary).
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Maybe that’s toooo close.
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07-13-2022, 07:58 PM
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#779
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Had an idea!
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Clearly there's something behind the scenes we don't know about. I recall a poster here weeks ago saying that there was a person in the Flames organization that may prohibit his return. Maybe that's what it all came down to? One of the more bizarre free agency moves ever.
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Well that person has to be the owner, because I don't think anyone else would be kept over Johnny if that were the case.
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07-13-2022, 07:59 PM
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#780
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
The teams he plays will be more closely clustered though. It's not like JGs family could go to Calgary and easily travel from home to visit him while he also played in Vancouver or San Jose.
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I think we're talking at cross-purposes. I thought we were talking about the number of times Gaudreau will visit Philly, Jersey, or New York in a season, giving the family a chance to drive in and hang out with him. That number doesn't change all that much just by playing in the same division.
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