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

[PugnaciousIntern]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

https://youtu.be/lJwUUKwkpn0

Says he and Mony will have a fun 3 years.

I guarantee if he said that, this forum would have blown up. He said 'few' years.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by PugnaciousIntern

I guarantee if he said that, this forum would have blown up. He said 'few' years.

He said "future"

[Wolfman]

First time I heard "three" but after a couple listens it's not "three".

[CroFlames]

I actually heard he can't wait to leave Calgary

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

I actually heard he can't wait to leave Calgary

Paste eater!!!

Actually, source?

[Gaudreauvertime]

Originally Posted by Max Cow Disease

I heard "few" there. From Merriam:

Full Definition of few
1
: consisting of or amounting to only a small number <one of our few pleasures>
2
: at least some but indeterminately small in number —used with a <caught a few fish>


...A few fish could be eight fish, right? Right?

Assuming Johnny plays to 38, he's got maybe 15 years left. 8 is more than half of that.

I doubt this has any meaning, but I still wouldn't be shocked to see a shorter term deal based on where negotiations are at.

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

First time I heard "three" but after a couple listens it's not "three".

I watched it on closed caption and it said "few years"

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

Paste eater!!!

Actually, source?

From the Cabbie video.

[jemjey]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

I actually heard he can't wait to leave Calgary

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

I actually heard he can't wait to leave Calgary

[puckedoff]

Originally Posted by DazzlinDino

I watched it on closed caption and it said "few years"

Hmm so that means Monahan is going to Philly as well?

[Iggy Snipe]

In todays NHL i would say forwards are in their prime between 20-30. If Johnny leaves us after signing a 7 years deal, who cares, he will be on the decline. Same with Monahan.

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by Iggy Snipe

In todays NHL i would say forwards are in their prime between 20-30. If Johnny leaves us after signing a 7 years deal, who cares, he will be on the decline. Same with Monahan.

I wonder who the first team to try this will be. In a cap world, we're seeing team after team get into trouble paying for players approaching 30/on the wrong side of it.

At some point, someone is going to try trading a 29-year old star playing a year or two away from free agency for a big return and trying to rebuild on the fly with an extra eight or nine million in cap space.

[TheoFleury]

Originally Posted by Iggy Snipe

In todays NHL i would say forwards are in their prime between 20-30. If Johnny leaves us after signing a 7 years deal, who cares, he will be on the decline. Same with Monahan.

Elite forwards can be effective well into their 30s. The key is to manage the risk and to avoid contracts that take them past 35.

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by TheoFleury

Elite forwards can be effective well into their 30s. The key is to manage the risk and to avoid contracts that take them past 35.

They can be effective, but can they be $10M players?

[BigFlameDog]

Originally Posted by Gaudreauvertime

Assuming Johnny plays to 38, he's got maybe 15 years left. 8 is more than half of that.

I doubt this has any meaning, but I still wouldn't be shocked to see a shorter term deal based on where negotiations are at.

Where are negotiations "at" exactly?

[GranteedEV]

Given that forwards tend to decline after ~33 IMO a 4 year bridge deal isn't a bad idea. Give him a proper 8 year contract from 27-34.

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

They can be effective, but can they be $10M players?

St.Louis won the Art Ross at 37.

So it's possible but not the norm by any means.

Still, I wouldn't dump an elite player on general principle once they reach an arbitrary age.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Given that forwards tend to decline after ~33 IMO a 4 year bridge deal isn't a bad idea. Give him a proper 8 year contract from 27-34.

The major risk is that you're basically driving him right to the front door of unrestricted free agency with a four year deal. It's nice to map it out, but doubtful Gaudreau is going to go for an 8 year deal without some major heartache and drama along the way.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

The major risk is that you're basically driving him right to the front door of unrestricted free agency with a four year deal. It's nice to map it out, but doubtful Gaudreau is going to go for an 8 year deal without some major heartache and drama along the way.

4 years keeps him an RFA. If he wants to sign an offer sheet we will gladly pocket the four first rounders. Any term shorter than 8 and longer than 3 on that third deal would be a win for the Flames. In that situation, 8 is what the player usually wants not the team.