07-14-2022, 08:44 AM
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#1301
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by djsFlames
No, she just gets it.
Don't be so sensitive.
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And your comments are an even bigger joke.
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07-14-2022, 08:44 AM
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#1302
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by transplant99
Not that I have seen but his sister, wife and someone else all hit twitter about it.
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Which is nice. But its disappointing that Johnny hasn't said anything. Doesn't take much to offer a simple thank you.
Crickets.
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07-14-2022, 08:45 AM
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#1303
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First Line Centre
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Reminds me of Eastbound and Down when Kenny Powers does his comeback, gets back to the Braves, walks to the mound in front of a frenzied stadium, drops the ball and walks away…
…for no reason whatever.
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07-14-2022, 08:46 AM
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#1304
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Which is nice. But its disappointing that Johnny hasn't said anything. Doesn't take much to offer a simple thank you.
Crickets.
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It could be coming still as I don't think there needs to be a timeline attached. The past 24 hours have probably been a whirlwind for him.
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07-14-2022, 08:46 AM
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#1305
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: In the studio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Well if he accepted the $84M, he would be staying long term. So kind of a moot point, no?
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That’s the point I was trying to make. I don’t think Gaudreau ever would have accepted it, I think he wanted out of the Canadian market as soon as he could get out. The Flames going outside of their comfort zone and offering the contract they did to a player who never was interested to be here long term is a bit of a shock no? I’d hope the management team would have a better feel on their players especially the main guy. At the end of the day I guess yeah all this is a moot point though. What a piss off though lol, of course it’s Calgary losing the 115 point unicorn player for nothing to Columbus of all teams at UFA. Classic.
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07-14-2022, 08:46 AM
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#1306
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by djsFlames
No, she just gets it. It's true. That should drive a man. You're not being one if you're running away from that to be a recluse in an irrelevant market. What does it say about the make up if your character?
Don't be so sensitive.
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A man can be many things. Definitions like yours are narrow minded, ignorant and toxic.
People react because this garbage is a real problem.
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07-14-2022, 08:47 AM
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#1307
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AltaGuy has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, which is infectious to those around him. He has an unparalleled ability to communicate with people, whether he is speaking to a room of three or an arena of 30,000.
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: At le pub...
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Good riddance. I loved him while he was here, but clearly he has some other stuff going on that would've made eight more years at $10.5M a very bad idea.
Now we trade Tkachuk and rebuild. And boo Gaudreau every chance we get.
Just for amusement - and spite - I propose we cheer Tkachuk when he comes back to town and boo Gaudreau.
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07-14-2022, 08:47 AM
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#1308
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Nadal Fan
Here is what I don't understand. I have never seen a baseball player refuse to play for the Yankees or Red Soxs due to the pressure and then sign with Tampa or a NFL player say they don't want to play for the Patriots or Cowboys because of the pressure and don't want to be recognized out and about and then sign with Jacksonville. But in the NHL it happens to every Canadian NHL team, is the pressure that much worse playing hockey I'm Canada?
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It is far easier to go relatively incognito in larger cities. The Canadian cities are not only smaller, but there is one big show in town (hockey), and hockey players are recognized everywhere they go, by virtually everyone they run into.
The other thing is that there are definitely players in other sports avoiding NY and Boston to go play in Tampa, or wherever - it definitely happens, whether you're hearing about it or not. There are people that relish the spotlight, and people that avoid it. And everything in between.
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07-14-2022, 08:47 AM
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#1309
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Did the Flames post a thank you tweet or anything for Johnny? I saw one for what felt like everyone else but could have missed that.
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07-14-2022, 08:47 AM
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#1310
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by djsFlames
No, she just gets it. It's true. That should drive a man. You're not being one if you're running away from that to be a recluse in an irrelevant market. What does it say about the make up of your character? Let alone handling this in the way he did with his former team.
Don't be so sensitive.
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Dude weren’t you going on and on about getting into mentoring people? Holy crap.
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07-14-2022, 08:48 AM
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#1311
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AltaGuy
Just for amusement - and spite - I propose we cheer Tkachuk when he comes back to town and boo Gaudreau.
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Weird take. At least Johnny gave Flames fans his prime years. Matthew is taking the shortest route to free agency.
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07-14-2022, 08:48 AM
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#1312
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Problem is that a lot the best under 18 players are American now. If all Canadian teams minimize their exposure to US born players the US franchises all get a big leg up in team building. The Flames got nine great years out of Gaudreau so I don't really see a problem here as he could have been Canadian born and still left for an Ontario team at 29 years old. The Flames have also got a lot of good seasons from Tkachuk but as a Canadian organization you have to know when to cut a player like this loose. The Jets do this very well and it's just a matter of the Flames making the difficult decisions of maximizing the value of their assets and trading them before they lose control of the situation.
We will probably face the same situations with Coronato. Best thing is for the Flames to develop him and keep him until he gets to his RFA bargaining and if he pulls a Tkachuk then you just make the difficult decision this time.
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Yes, it is a big, and growing, problem
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07-14-2022, 08:48 AM
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#1313
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Which is nice. But its disappointing that Johnny hasn't said anything. Doesn't take much to offer a simple thank you.
Crickets.
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If all Gaudreau did was post a thank you on twitter he would get critized for that too saying it wasn't a big enough of a gesture.
I'm sure something is coming.
Quote:
Originally Posted by djsFlames
No, she just gets it. It's true. That should drive a man. You're not being one if you're running away from that to be a recluse in an irrelevant market. What does it say about the make up of your character? Let alone handling this in the way he did with his former team.
Don't be so sensitive.
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Also lots of people here making the assumption that they choose Columbus because it was a smaller market, and that he was out of the limelight. It's quite possible that it was just the best fit and offer closer to home once Philly wasn't an option.
Gaudreau didn't shy away from the limelight in the NCAA National Championship Game, he didn't shy away from the limelight when he was one of the best players at the World Cup of hockey for team North America, and he never really shied away from big moments in his time as a Flame.
They are BS posts because people are cherry picking things that help fit their narrative.
Last edited by SuperMatt18; 07-14-2022 at 08:52 AM.
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07-14-2022, 08:48 AM
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#1314
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kalispell, Montana
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Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99
Not that I have seen but his sister, wife and someone else all hit twitter about it.
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I think the love affair with Calgary, the Flames and the fans among his family members was absolutely genuine. Hopefully they don't take too much abuse on social media
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07-14-2022, 08:48 AM
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#1315
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Toonage
Did the Flames post a thank you tweet or anything for Johnny? I saw one for what felt like everyone else but could have missed that.
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I think I saw a thank you Johnny video on their socials.
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07-14-2022, 08:49 AM
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#1316
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Back in Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mile
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Does anyone think after they have a child and he signed this contract his wife is going back to work?
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07-14-2022, 08:49 AM
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#1317
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Toonage
Did the Flames post a thank you tweet or anything for Johnny? I saw one for what felt like everyone else but could have missed that.
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Yes they did...with a video attached.
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07-14-2022, 08:49 AM
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#1318
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Toonage
Did the Flames post a thank you tweet or anything for Johnny? I saw one for what felt like everyone else but could have missed that.
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they did.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1547383277110956032
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07-14-2022, 08:50 AM
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#1319
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Yes, it is a big, and growing, problem
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We could be trending into another league imbalance in the coming decades that won't be able to be solved by a salary cap.
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07-14-2022, 08:51 AM
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#1320
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
A man can be many things. Definitions like yours are narrow minded, ignorant and toxic.
People react because this garbage is a real problem.
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All you're good at these days is pointing fingers, Jiri.
Doesn't really add anything.
Let's just not derail this thread with semantics arguments. And morality nonsense. Keep it about Johnny.
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