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

[FormerPresJamesTaylor]

Originally Posted by jammies

Johnny would have been smarter to sign with Calgary with the understanding he would be immediately traded. Then a team like Philly could have sent salary and picks back, and everybody wins, or at least loses less.

That's the baffling part, he could've had that eighth year. There was no need to string the Flames along.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by blankall

Apparently the offer from NJ was also north of $10 million now too.....Maybe he wanted Philly, they couldn't afford him. He then hates the Devils, because he is a NJ fan, and Columbus was the only other team in the area willing to make a big offer?

Who knows what is true or not, the insiders also said that NJ negotiations were going strong until they hit a "snag"

[MrMike]

I find that really hard to believe. Strange strange strange

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

Columbus was a more attractive option than Calgary. That is really hard to accept. I wonder if we'll ever hear the reasons behind this?

There’s no evidence Columbus was even in play prior to UFA time. So Gaudreau maybe rejected Calgary in favour of teams that really weren’t going to offer like he thought and then got stuck.

[Mass_nerder]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

There are always these kinds of weird rumors. There were his coke rumors. a poster said Johnny's roommate was his student and he had a few bad performance years for legit reasons, etc. (didn't specify but it seemed like a rough time).

It's all easier to try to make sense of these now that this has happened. Seems like there are some grains of truth here.

A friend of mine used to be a manger at National on 10th, and Johnny and Monahan spent a LOT of time there around at one point, but that was like 2016-18ish.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Where did you hear that?
Because that makes it EVEN weirder.

https://twitter.com/mikeystephens81/...5Es1_&ref_url=

No idea how to imbed a tweet.

[Cycling76er]

Originally Posted by ricardodw

Maybe he figures that if the best he could do in 8 years in Calgary is to win 2 playoff series and he had so much respect for the city and the fans he took less money to get out of town and give Calgary a better chance at success over the next 8 years.

And if you believe that, let me tell you about the 2022/2023 Stanley Cup Champions up the road...

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by jammies

Johnny would have been smarter to sign with Calgary with the understanding he would be immediately traded. Then a team like Philly could have sent salary and picks back, and everybody wins, or at least loses less.

Johnny didn't want to play in Calgary anymore.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

"I just wanna win"
"I just wanna be close to my family"
"I just wanna watch the world burn"

*douses 15 million from his pile of cash in gasoline, sets it on fire and makes manic joker laugh*

Every one else today:

[N-E-B]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

https://twitter.com/user/status/1547361537718984704

I have to ask…

Is Johnny stupid? Like, seriously is he just a stupid person?

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

I'm really curious what the back story is here? What turned Gaudreau off from Calgary so strongly? Was it the climate? The city? The people? Something with the team? There has to be something here that motivated this that we are unaware of?

Dont know if its the case with Johnny because i have no idea, but its a thing among some players and that is its not necessarily Calgary that is the issue, but the country.

A LOT of guys were really unhappy with the COVID restrictions here compared to below the 49th.

There may be another wave coming....and more lockdowns etc.

Is that enough of a deterrent to leave 15-18M on the table?

Maybe for some....though its hard for me to wrap my head around.

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by FormerPresJamesTaylor

Yes, he is. It's a 1 1/2 hour flight from Columbus to Philly, and his family doesn't have to cross a border. Is it right next door? No. But it's a lot closer than Calgary

Where do people think Columbus is?

I wouldn't discount the fact that 66 of their games will be in the Eastern time zone, with 6 others only one hour ahead in the Central. Plus overall travel in the East is a lot easier. More nights getting home to sleep in your own bed after a single game out of town.

Not sure how Ohio taxes compare to say, New York, New Jersey or Philly. I think they're pretty high in all 3 of those states, and Philly used to have a city income tax too.

[Flame On]

Imagine leaving money on the table to pick frickin Columbus over the third most liveable city on the globe.

[GioforPM]

Lewis Gross must be fired immediately.

[activeStick]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1547361537718984704

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by jammies

Johnny would have been smarter to sign with Calgary with the understanding he would be immediately traded. Then a team like Philly could have sent salary and picks back, and everybody wins, or at least loses less.

Exactly this. Which lends itself to the idea that Johnny was unhappy with the Flames organization for some reason. Didn't want to help them in any way.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

Johnny didn't want to play in Calgary anymore.

What part of ‘immediately traded’ did you miss?

[bluejays]

This has to be a move where he doesn’t want to be critiqued on a day to day basis and just wanted a peaceful life. Fair. But burning bridges with the Flames tells me he wasn’t a fan of management. What a guy.

[Jordan!]

Makes no sense. Columbus has the same issues with big city fun as Calgary. Next to no big league sports, boring city. Etc. bad weather.

What the actual f

[Shazam]

Playoffs are too hard for him.

He's not a winner. He plays for money and fun.

Well have it Johnny.