Seravalli: Gaudreau has informed the Flames he will not return

[Kovaz]

Welp, rebuild time.


That being said, some serious revisionist history going on here. Last summer, we weren't talking about a Hart trophy contender on an elite team, we were talking about a guy who floated around 50th in scoring on a bubble team. Sure, we could've signed him to $9Mx8 but there was a very real belief that this was the last kick at the can before a painful rebuild, and we'd be selling him as a rental at the deadline.

[taxbuster]

Have reluctantly come to the conclusion that BT crapped the bed....it's time for him to go. If we could fire Murray Edwards, that would be good, too.

Dreadful day for Calgary...and mostly avoidable.

[calgaryred]

Originally Posted by kyuss275

Can someone post the cole notes of presser? I’m outside with kids and trying not to cry in front of them

Just informed he wasn't going to resign with Calgary and it wasn't about the money.

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[kermitology]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Yes i am aware.....but thought i could share mine.

You said you can’t understand why people are considering the alternative. I explained.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by cannon7

So you throw away our playoff chances last season for magic beans?

The moment Treliving couldn’t sign him last summer, he should have made the move

There was no playoff to sacrifice at that point and who said they couldn’t get real players for him?

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

How is Treliving not sure about plan B?

How do you not have that ready to go?

wtf is wrong with this organization?

Of course he does. He doesn't want to show his hand. Of course he's going to say he's not going to make panic moves even if his work over the next week may prove otherwise.

[dammage79]

I honestly can't listen to this drivel coming from tree. He's lost in the woods.

[Ashasx]

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by DiracSpike

What would you guys have done differently? Traded him, and not really even him but just two weeks of his rights, at the draft for what, a 7th rounder? And that would make everything better, none of you would be mad at him today if he had done that? They made a push, this is what UFA is. They would have traded him at the deadline for something if the team had been bad but they weren't bad, we were stoked on the team all year long. Seriously

A forward looking GM with good owners would have traded him before his NTC kicked in.

An even better GM would have never given out such a bad NTC in the first place so that the team would have more options.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Johnny, Brodie, Gio gone for free. Tkachuk probably to join.
Monahan injured to a point of no value.
Absolutely shocking how the core from recent years has ended up.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

Yeah, well the product has been #%^* just as often as it hasn’t been, if not more so.

Without a market as loyal as Calgary, Brad Treliving’s Flames would be playing in front of 10,000 fans most seasons.

How many fans would they have been playing in front of if they had traded Gaudreau for garbage last summer? A lot fewer.

How many playoff tickets would they have sold? Zero.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by calgaryred

Just informed he wasn't going to resign with Calgary and it wasn't about the money.

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What was it about?

If it wasn’t about money, he should have said it long time ago

[Murph]

Thinking through this critically, I’m not sure how Treliving doesn’t get shown the door (purposely not using the word fired).

[flylock shox]

Never heard Tre sound so deflated. Don't blame him. Sad day for Flames fans.

[Jaydee]

#### Johnny and Fire Brad

[MegaErtz]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

How many fans would they have been playing in front of if they had traded Gaudreau for garbage last summer? A lot fewer.

How many playoff tickets would they have sold? Zero.

How many Cups would we have right now? The same amount.

[Erick Estrada]

Ha ha Will Nault is going to be annoying tomorrow.

[CGY12]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

I don’t disagree but there is just as much failure by the flames, whether it’s management or ownership, who refused to read the writing on the wall. They didn’t have the balls to give Johnny an ultimatum and kickstart a retool when they had the chance. Now they’re paying the price.

Even if the flames knew he was leaving a week ago, I doubt it makes much difference. Or two weeks ago. Almost no chance Chucky gets traded either way.

For better or worse, it would seem Flames ownership/management seem dead set against any retool or rebuild and want a perpetual playoff contender.

Its sickening that management and ownership continues to do this to this loyal, dying for a winner, passion filled fan base. Now BT is spouting off about crap like its "its easy to play Monday morning quarterback".

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

How is Treliving not sure about plan B?

How do you not have that ready to go?

wtf is wrong with this organization?

I was assured by CP that he had a backup plan in place, he's smarter than us on the internet....

[EVERLAST]

Johhny
Now you can go and be soft , scared and gutless elsewhere.
Sure....you piled allot of points but you will go down even worse than Iginla.
At least Iggy had balls.

If you could somehow convince your best buddy to walk away too the Flames don't need a broken player who can't do squat anymore. He can't drive his own line anyway and never could.

There's never any feel good moments that last with this team and since we're turning another corner , losing another player .....Bradley I hope your packed and ready to go its time!!!

Dear lord Stanley....please bless this mess and bring us a center or 2 or at the very least someone who can complement Elias .

We need certain players to step way way way up ....I'm looking at you Dube, Mangiapane, Coleman.

We need a big ticket player that's not soft, scared and willing to walk thru fire to succeed.

Oh and Johhny....don't let the door hit you too hard on the way out.