[News Roundup] Canada Day: Conroy talks

[MrMike]

Originally Posted by Bonded

The thing with Treliving that really didn’t make sense to me was that he’d grind really hard on re-signing players but then rollover in free agency

And grind too hard to the point that when the next contract talks came around a player was not going to give the guy an inch. Not extending Gaudreau for around 8m in the summer of his last year of his bridge and Tkachuks god awful bridge that gave him a 9m 1 year walk to free agency qualifying offer. Just absolutely awful.

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by MrMike

And grind too hard to the point that when the next contract talks came around a player was not going to give the guy an inch. Not extending Gaudreau for around 8m in the summer of his last year of his bridge and Tkachuks god awful bridge that gave him a 9m 1 year walk to free agency qualifying offer. Just absolutely awful.

Johnny said it was the worst experience that he wouldn't wish on anyone. I'm sure if he intended to stay doubts about staying would have crept in at some point in a tough long negotiation process.