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

[littlereddevil]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Rumor is the Devils offer was $10M + and he turned that down too.

So maybe we are all just missing something about Columbus in relation to Johnny.

Yeah, that's probably the strangest part about today. You'd think he wouldn't hesitate to sign with a team just 2 hours away from home, offering similar money to Calgary, and is arguably in a better position than Columbus.

I think there's more than meets the eye here to this signing.

[CalgaryFan1988]

Originally Posted by mile

https://twitter.com/user/status/1547383690505904128

If true, that's even more puzzling.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Inferno

I'm with the crowd who thinks he figured he could get a deal with Philly or New Jersey and it backfired on him. Columbus was the only option left and he didn't want to be left out.

Unless he really did hate it in Calgary I think it was mistake to tell the Flames he wasn't coming back. Instead he could have told them he wanted to see what his options were before making a decision. I think maybe he knew if he circled back to the Flames after saying he wasn't coming back things wouldn't be the same.

Johnny’s dad played shinny with us sometimes. I believe they liked Calgary as a family.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by EVERLAST

God I'd love to see it if Burke was still here. What would he say about this?
And what would he say about Lewis Gross.

Now that Gaudreau is playing for a divisional rival, I'm sure we'll get to hear Burke say plenty.

[Wastedyouth]

JG can get ####ed.

Honestly.

I'm supremely annoyed by this and I wasn't planning on being.

[NOISIA]

Originally Posted by troutman

Johnny’s dad played shinny with us sometimes. I believe they liked Calgary as a family.

Yea, you could definitely tell they enjoyed their visits here.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

So let me get this straight…

Gaudreau turned down more money from the Flames to be close to home…

Then he turned down an offer close to home for more money…

…but still a lot less money than he initially turned down from the Flames.

All righty, then.

He went to the American team that paid him the most.

[Vansmack]

Originally Posted by AC

Where did this rumour come from?

From a former player that I spoke with today. I didn't really believe him at the time but everything just seems so strange.

Not claiming its fact, just what I was told.

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

I’m not sure Treliving would have picked up the phone because he might think all the pre-deadline negotiation was just Gross using him to try and drive up the price in NJ/Philly.

It depends what Johnny tells him. And it's not like no athlete has ever went to free agency and came back anyway.

[Vinny01]

On the one side I am very happy that since he was leaving he couldn’t be going to a more irrelevant franchise so we won’t hear much about him. On the other hand it stings to see him leave so much money on the table to go to team that is worse than his current, and not overly close to home. I get that it is significantly closer but $15M and a legacy torched?

I hope we hear Lewis Gross is fired soon

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Inferno

It depends what Johnny tells him. And it's not like no athlete has ever went to free agency and came back anyway.

What I mean is that I think Treliving might not trust Gross at all. He might just think he’s being used to drive up prices again.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by troutman

Johnny’s dad played shinny with us sometimes. I believe they liked Calgary as a family.

Maybe it came down to his wife and her family. It always seemed like the Gaudreau's genuinely liked Calgary.

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by EVERLAST

God I'd love to see it if Burke was still here. What would he say about this?
And what would he say about Lewis Gross.

That Gross is the dumbest agent of all the land?

[GioforPM]

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.

FWIW I heard Columbus has a great paediatric hospital - maybe she thinks she would have opportunity there.

[bzoo02]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

Have fun being a nobody in Ohio, Johnny.

I think that's why he's willing to play there. No pressure, anonymity.

[Macman]

Calgary at Columbus - Dec. 9, 2022.

Columbus at Calgary - Jan 23, 2023.

[djsFlames]

"How dare you question Johnny's testicular fortitude!"

Johnny, a short time later:

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by DiracSpike

It would make no sense for Gaudreau to bail on the devils just because they’re “rivals” with the Flyers. Even if they were the main rival, which they’re not, it would still be dumb. He has to play the flyers just as much now anyway, who cares. If my wife and I wanted to be closer to family in western Canada, and Edmonton was the only team that could make it work, plus pay me the most, and I balked because I hated them when I was 12 my whole family would disown me and get divorced. And I’d deserve it for being such a sophomoric simpleton.

Not sure I agree.
If Edmonton offered 10 and Winnipeg offered 9.8, you go to Winnipeg and stay away from that Oiler stink.

[CalgaryFan1988]

Columbus is a lot closer to Philly than Calgary, plus he's playing in the same division as Philly. For all I know maybe he grew up hating on NYI and Jersey.

[powderjunkie]

For all the agent haters: Gross would have made more money on the CGY deal (or any 8 year deal for that matter).

I don’t recall his client list, but this might be the first really big UFA deal he’s done?


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