Seravalli: Gaudreau has informed the Flames he will not return

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Why does everyone assume he knew what his decision would be a week ago? It seems perfectly reasonable that this was an unfathomable difficult decision which took all of this time to make.

Good luck , Johnny Gaudreau. What ahell 9f a player.

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That is too dramatic. An unfathomably difficult decision is life and death, dealing with troubled family members.

This is an important decision but one for which he has had plenty of time to prepare. Perhaps the brinksmanship displayed by both sides was to no one’s advantage though.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by flambers

Now the Flames need to trade his rights to NJ or Islanders or Flyers for draft picks.

Give one of them a chance to sign an 8th year

Im guessing he already has a destination in mind and that team already knows it.

They wont give up an asset in such circumstances.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Krovikan

Johnny didn't use the NCAA loophole and he gave us years of enjoyment, the guy wants to play closer to his family.

I wish him nothing but the best!!!

Yup, totally this. He honoured his end of the bargain. He could have become a free agent after college. He could have become one a couple of years ago, but signed for extra years. We are lucky that he was classy guy the whole time he was a Flame. This really sucks, but I wish him the best, except for when he plays the Flames.

This was always going to happen eventually. The writing on the wall was clear. Just sucks that it did eventually come to fruition.

[Murph]

Fox, Johnny, Tkachuk…

Two top line wingers and a number 1 defensemen all drafted by the Flames, and all wanting out within 5 years of each other.

Delightful.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by activeStick

I don't think this serves anything other than to be an I told you so post at the worst possible time with regards to this situation. Be better than this.

LOL okay.

[TBone290]

Lol some of you treat Johnny like an ex-gf/bf

[Toonage]

Unpopular but I have no issues cheering the Devils on if he winds up there. Fun team. If its the Flyers? Nope.

[GullFoss]

Malkin would look pretty good as a #1 center on the flames.

[Owen15]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Sorry, but this was handled poorly by Johnny.

Not classy to leave your long time team hanging in the balance until the 11th hour only to walk. I really don't like that.

We just don’t know that, do we?

Maybe he told Tre long ago he was making a move.

We simply don’t really know sweet fa

[AT77]

Originally Posted by Murph

Fox, Johnny, Tkachuk…

Two top line wingers and a number 1 defensemen all drafted by the Flames, and all wanting out within 5 years of each other.

Delightful.

This is why we could have used a good ol Canadian boy in Shane Wright

[Dragomir]

Originally Posted by CGY12

Crazy to think of the organization BT took over 2014, we had what we thought were 2 stars who the organization could build a real Stanley Cup contender around, in those 8 years he made the playoffs 5 times (?), made it past the first round twice, managed to lose Johnny for nothing and completely diminish Monahans value. We hired a real gem.

Treliving should not have a job in the NHL, fire the guy into the sun and tank it up baby.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

Malkin would look pretty good as a #1 center on the flames.

Slide Lindy over to RW. Convince chucky to stay and have him on the top LW.

[Sec214]

I’m sorry Flames Fans. The signs were all present.

He gone gone….

Panic…

Chaos…

Thank you Johnny!

[GullFoss]

Originally Posted by CGY12

Crazy to think of the organization BT took over 2014, we had what we thought were 2 stars who the organization could build a real Stanley Cup contender around, in those 8 years he made the playoffs 5 times (?), made it past the first round twice, managed to lose Johnny for nothing and completely diminish Monahans value. We hired a real gem.

Statistically, over those 8 seasons, you'd expect the flames to make it to the playoffs 4 times and get to the second round twice and get out of the second round once.

So pretty average...

[pylon]

It was always in the back of my mind, cool.. we'll get 2-3 good years out of a 10-11 million dollar contract, but it will be a boat anchor for at least 1/2 the remainder. In all likelihood, we will have his career year on the books, as a Calgary Flame.

Yeah, the Flames got nothing in return, but they did get him on the cheap and incredible value, for the vast majority of his time here.

Good luck Johnny.

[Aarongavey]

Best of luck Johnny, I hope you win the Cup next year.

[howard_the_duck]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

Malkin would look pretty good as a #1 center on the flames.

With Johnny walking, so too did our top end FA recruitment, which would be predicated on chances of winning a cup.

Imo that ship has sailed and you’re left with overpaying the playoff performers.

[nik-]

Who's slated to go 14th overall next year?

[direwolf]

Not surprising at all. It seems this is mostly about family with Johnny, which is fine. And unfortunately Calgary just isn’t one of those sexy destinations where guys want to spend the rest of their careers. Time for Tre to implement plan B, whatever that is.

[Ashasx]

Has Treliving been fired yet?