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

[Hockey_Ninja]

https://www.tsn.ca/johnny-gaudreau-c...rsen-1.1848269

[FBI]

Johnny: I'm here to win hockey games!

Coach: We're hoping to be over 500

[CroFlames]

I find myself cheering against Columbus now whereas before I was indifferent toward them.

I hope they miss.

By 25 points.

[FormerPresJamesTaylor]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1571263443616899076


Uncle Hockey is still on the bandwagon

https://twitter.com/user/status/1571264540255596546

https://twitter.com/user/status/1571264951041269760

[Sandman]

OMG, that's awesome!!!!!

[Locke]

He knows he can take that one out of the plastic wrap though...right?

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Locke

He knows he can take that one out of the plastic wrap though...right?

Maybe it’s the new stickers and tags on hats…

[Jiri Hrdina]

In his article on The Athletic Lebrun confirms the Devils tried to sign Johnny in the early hours of free agency but speculates the offer wasn’t good enough to close the deal
Also says NJ wanted in on Tkachuk but since he didn’t want to go there it never was a possibility

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

I find myself cheering against Columbus now whereas before I was indifferent toward them.

I hope they miss.

By 25 points.

I'd rather they get no high draft picks in the coming years.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

I find myself cheering against Columbus now whereas before I was indifferent toward them.

I am still pretty indifferent toward them, although I have had a soft spot for them in the past. I quite like Jarmo Kekkalainen(?) and think it is good for the League if the team succeeds. I also still quite like Gaudreau, and don't think he did anything worth my ire. So, I will probably continue to hope they do well.


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[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

In his article on The Athletic Lebrun confirms the Devils tried to sign Johnny in the early hours of free agency but speculates the offer wasn’t good enough to close the deal
Also says NJ wanted in on Tkachuk but since he didn’t want to go there it never was a possibility

Lol imagine how #### their offer was if he took the offer CBJ

Him and his agent clowned themselves

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Lol imagine how #### their offer was if he took the offer CBJ

Him and his agent clowned themselves

Don’t be too hard on them. It’s quite possible they actually saved the Flames from themselves.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Lol imagine how #### their offer was if he took the offer CBJ

Him and his agent clowned themselves

From what I have heard their offer was $10.3Mx7yrs and when Gaudreau turned it down they signed Palat with part of the money earmarked for Gaudreau. Him and his agent definitely clowned themselves, I hope he wins F all in Columbus

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I am still pretty indifferent toward them, although I have had a soft spot for them in the past. I quite like Jarmo Kekkalainen(?) and think it is good for the Keague if the team succeeds. I also still quite like Gaudreau, and don't think he did anything worth my ire. So, I will probably contonue to hope they do well.


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Is that what his friends call him? The “Keague”?

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

From what I have heard their offer was $10.3Mx7yrs and when Gaudreau turned it down they signed Palat with part of the money earmarked for Gaudreau. Him and his agent definitely clowned themselves, I hope he wins F all in Columbus

I can't blame his agent, at least without knowing how he advised his client. I would not at all be surprised if he advised JG to take the Flames offer after they met his demands. I can't imagine an agent recommending to decline a team after they meet your specific demands. His comments on Twitter sounded rather apologetic about how it turned out.

I don't really judge Gaudreau either. He wanted to move on. Maybe the financial part of it didn't work out the way he thought it would, but it was his right to test the market. I wish the team knew well before the last minute, but I suspect he was legitimately undecided the whole time.

[jlh2640]

Columbus isn’t winning anything anytime soon. I like their goalie but he isn’t making them win on his own. They traded their best all around Center for nothing. Their top dman is like a version of Noah Hanifin except he’s making Darnell Nurse money. Laine is as streaky as Johnny. And when he’s bad I imagine he’s even worse in his own zone. All of the previous bad habits that Johnny had will return and he will be happy to where literally no one cares.

In the grand scheme of it. He saved us from ourselves.

Sending Monahan packing was hard to do with Johnny here.

Tkachuk literally saved us from a rebuild. And ZIto decided to over pay for him. I have huge expectations this season now. We actually got better.


We need Pelletier and valamaki to step up this season to put us over the top.

[TheoFleury]

Gaudreau totally screwed himself over. Went to one bubble US eastern market over another bubble US eastern market, giving up at least 5% on 70m or so. Gave up an amazing legacy potentially (other people's POV, not him, but who cares how he sees it). Looks to make slightly less money on a team that has lots of hockey fans not agreeing with his reasons and a huge PR nightmare over 'not enough gratitude' that for sure he cares about, and lots of people outside of Calgary will care about for years and years

Went from 3% chance at a cup to maybe 2.5%. Columbus not Calgary. LOL what an #######

Chance of death by falling concrete definition of small sample sizes

[Enoch Root]

[TheoFleury]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Do better

Sometimes I wonder if life really is a simulation

So many NPCs giving predictable, boring responses

Like playing an old school RPG and there's only so much room for dialog

[Enoch Root]

Dialog? You think these 2 posts were dialog?

Maybe if you spent less time insulting everyone, and more time providing something constructive, you'd generate some dialog.