07-14-2022, 12:49 AM
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#1141
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by GullFoss
Cuz they offered less money than Columbus
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The difference between Calgary and Columbus was $750,000 less per year and an extra four games close to home.
The difference between Columbus and New Jersey was $750,000 less per year (at most) and an extra 39 games close to home.
If he signed in Columbus to have more time near his family, shouldn't he have had a far stronger incentive to sign in New Jersey?
To make it clear, I don't believe he signed in Columbus for family reasons at all. I believe he simply made a bad snap decision in an emotional crisis, once his preferred option was off the table.
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07-14-2022, 12:51 AM
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#1142
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by GullFoss
His parents can fly to Columbus in 90 minutes
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90 minutes in the air. Time to get to the airport, through security, and wait for the probable delays in takeoff is pretty much the same no matter how far you're flying.
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07-14-2022, 12:52 AM
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#1143
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Underground
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Originally Posted by browna
Yeah, any spin for his wife, who won’t be working for a year, if ever again, or any spin already or in the upcoming days about how great it is in CLB and how he loved to play there, and after getting advice from Daulton Prout (lol), is pure unabashed spin by him and Gross to make it sounds like he picked there, not was forced there as plan D after him and his agent underestimated the market/Philly, to get a bit closer to home for a short term stay before he can get to Philly.
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Yeah the Prout thing is hilarious. Of course the guy has fond memories of Columbus… he was a journeyman and that was his best stint.
Anyways, it doesn’t matter really. Everyone sees through it. Johnny made his choice, and that’s that. He was better off not trying to explain it.
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07-14-2022, 12:54 AM
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#1144
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
Couldn't have imagined saying this a couple of days ago when I would have hoped to see him signed long-term, but if the info coming out is all accurate I'm pretty fine right now with him getting booed whenever he's back in Calgary. He deserved to be cheered for eight years and was cheered for eight years. If he gets booed on visits back to Calgary for the next seven years it will be deserved too.
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Booing players like that (Fox is different) is so often counterproductive. If you want Gaudreau to produce whatever the Columbus version of the Saveon Score and Win is, boo him.
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07-14-2022, 01:01 AM
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#1145
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
Booing players like that (Fox is different) is so often counterproductive. If you want Gaudreau to produce whatever the Columbus version of the Saveon Score and Win is, boo him.
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It's Gaudreau not Iginla.
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07-14-2022, 01:01 AM
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#1146
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Alberta
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Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
Booing players like that (Fox is different) is so often counterproductive. If you want Gaudreau to produce whatever the Columbus version of the Saveon Score and Win is, boo him.
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Hard disagree. Johnny reacts very poorly to scorn compared to other players. Let him have it every time and he will shrivel
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07-14-2022, 01:02 AM
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#1147
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
90 minutes in the air. Time to get to the airport, through security, and wait for the probable delays in takeoff is pretty much the same no matter how far you're flying.
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The guy just signed for $70M. There's no way his parents are flying commercial and dealing with airports and squeezing into cramped planes.
They can private charter easily or even own a private plane.
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07-14-2022, 01:05 AM
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#1148
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
The guy just signed for $70M. There's no way his parents are flying commercial and dealing with airports and squeezing into cramped planes.
They can private charter easily or even own a private plane.
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That's a hell of a lot more expensive; there was some discussion on CP today about just how much. Owning and operating a private jet is not something you can really afford on even a star hockey player's salary, and a private propeller plane is so much slower you might as well fly commercial.
Chartering a small private jet runs several thousand dollars an hour. It wouldn't take very many charter flights to use up the after-tax portion of the extra money Gaudreau is getting from Columbus compared to Jersey.
So it comes back again to this: If he's so keen to be close to his family, why not sign where he can play all his home games in front of them and live within easy driving distance? Why worry about flying them at all?
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07-14-2022, 01:06 AM
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#1149
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay Random
The difference between Calgary and Columbus was $750,000 less per year and an extra four games close to home.
The difference between Columbus and New Jersey was $750,000 less per year (at most) and an extra 39 games close to home.
If he signed in Columbus to have more time near his family, shouldn't he have had a far stronger incentive to sign in New Jersey?
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Maybe he really likes Columbus. Who knows. Especially if the rumor of Devils offering $10m+ is true. Which it seems to be.
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07-14-2022, 01:08 AM
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#1150
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Aug 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay Random
90 minutes in the air. Time to get to the airport, through security, and wait for the probable delays in takeoff is pretty much the same no matter how far you're flying.
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They will be chauffered to the airport and flying a chartered jet from the closest executive hangar on their young son's coin, there will be no need for them to suffer the airport horrors that the rest us lowly peasants have to endure.
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07-14-2022, 01:10 AM
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#1152
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by tfi racing
They will be chauffered to the airport and flying a chartered jet from the closest executive hangar on their young son's coin, there will be no need for them to suffer the airport horrors that the rest us lowly peasants have to endure.
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As I discussed above, you exaggerate how much coin their young son has to spend on such luxuries.
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07-14-2022, 01:11 AM
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#1153
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
The difference between Calgary and Columbus was $750,000 less per year and an extra four games close to home.
The difference between Columbus and New Jersey was $750,000 less per year (at most) and an extra 39 games close to home.
If he signed in Columbus to have more time near his family, shouldn't he have had a far stronger incentive to sign in New Jersey?
To make it clear, I don't believe he signed in Columbus for family reasons at all. I believe he simply made a bad snap decision in an emotional crisis, once his preferred option was off the table.
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I just realized something
He might not be a genius
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07-14-2022, 01:13 AM
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#1154
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
I just realized something
He might not be a genius
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By Jove, I think you're onto something!
But this raises the question: What's Lewis Gross's excuse?
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07-14-2022, 01:13 AM
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#1155
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#1 Goaltender
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I realize we're upset in Calgary. But NJD must be even more stunned.
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07-14-2022, 01:15 AM
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#1156
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by GullFoss
I realize we're upset in Calgary. But NJD must be even more stunned.
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One of the replies to the tweet you just quoted said that Gaudreau is going to be booed in at least four arenas – Calgary, Jersey, Philly, and Long Island. I think that's probably right.
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07-14-2022, 01:21 AM
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#1157
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#1 Goaltender
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Maybe he just really likes Columbus. Its like Calgary (mid-sized city to raise a family) and is close to family and friends. But not too close.
Maybe he really hates Dougie Hamilton.
It honestly doesn't make sense.
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07-14-2022, 01:21 AM
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#1158
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by tvp2003
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Man the quotes in that Athletic article sure make it seem like Johnny had been planning to leave for a while. Really disappointed he didn’t inform the team at least before the draft. Didn’t even seem to be a bargaining ploy seeing as how he took significantly less.
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07-14-2022, 01:24 AM
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#1159
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#1 Goaltender
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Maybe Columbus is close to St Louis (Tkachuck's family) and New Jersey (Johnny's family). And Tkachuk will join him there when he is a UFA.
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07-14-2022, 01:25 AM
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#1160
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Originally Posted by GullFoss
Maybe he just really likes Columbus. Its like Calgary (mid-sized city to raise a family) and is close to family and friends. But not too close.
Maybe he really hates Dougie Hamilton.
It honestly doesn't make sense.
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Enamoured with Gudbranson?
Loves the thrill of cannon fire?
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