Seravalli: Johnny Gaudreau informed the Flames he will not be returning

[5 14 6 1]

Fine by me when the big guys are tryig to dig the puck out of their own net after said small guys light them up

Didn't the Devils have 63 points this year?

 

[Chief Leaf]

wrote this one a few days back...

He hails from Salem down in New Jersey
This Is where you’ll find Johnny Hockey signing soon you’ll see
He’ll douse the flames, sign and quickly skate away
And listen to his home state back him and all shout Hooray
Maybe someday he’ll be back in cowtown
But he’ll be wearin the devil making Treliving look like a rodeo clown
I said, Go
Go Johnny Go,
Go,
Go Johnny Go
Go
Go Johnny Go
Go, Go
Go Johnny Go
He’s good as gone…Johnny be bad

 

[1909]

Flames, just go out and sign Kadri.

 

[viper0220]

Flames, just go out and sign Kadri.

Why?

 

[Tom Brady]

Good!

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Just watch Vegas sign him. Afterall they need another big fish.

 

[lightstorm]

He played the Flames to drive up the price, fair enough.

Enjoy a $10mil+ perennial play off underachiever who's about to turn 29, NJD/PHI/NYI.

 

[Dieseloil]

Now Sutter can say the Flames got beat by one player.

 

[Artemi Panarin]

Torn....while as an Oilers fan I am amused...I also wanted them to be fingercuffed by a ridiculous contract (or two)

Oh, the irony.

 

[SpooKy]

The Curse of Canada.

 

[Mr Kot]

theres more oilers fans than flames in here

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

He played the Flames to drive up the price, fair enough.

Enjoy a $10mil+ perennial play off underachiever who's about to turn 29, NJD/PHI/NYI.

Treliving is not a good GM. He just got used and abused by Gaudreau. It's obvious this was all premeditated by Gaudreau from the start to stall and keep the Flames management and all his teammates hung out to dry on his decision.

 

[belair]

Gaudreau is a very good player but he's replaceable with the Flames depth. I'd rather have Giroux or Palat at half the price of Gaudreau. Then use the extra cap space on a top 4 dman.

Gaudreau is an elite offensive player. Losing him hurts. I think Calgary is in for a rough couple of seasons trying to rebuild the top half of their roster. Particularly if Tkachuk chooses to move on.

Signing aging vets will only ensure they continue on as a fringe team. You're also not seeing much in terms of top four defensemen on the open market. Odds are you're stuck with a handful of diminishing assets a couple years from now if the plan is to spend in free agency.

 

[eviohh26]

Gaudreau is such a pathetic playoff performer. Is this really that big of a loss?

 

[TheNumber4]

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Awww he hasn’t grown an inch

 

[5 14 6 1]

Gaudreau is such a pathetic playoff performer. Is this really that big of a loss?

Gaudreau was pretty good this year I thought

 

[Artemi Panarin]

Flames should go after Miller imo.

 

[eviohh26]

Gaudreau was pretty good this year I thought

Was okay at best imo.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Gaudreau is an elite offensive player. Losing him hurts. I think Calgary is in for a rough couple of seasons trying to rebuild the top half of their roster. Particularly if Tkachuk chooses to move on.

Signing aging vets will only ensure they continue on as a fringe team.

Ya but Gaudreau isn't a player you're going to win the cup with as your top dog to carry the offense. He's not good enough to lead a team to a cup. This is a blessing in disguise for the Flames team. In a few years from now, they will be glad they didn't have Gaudreau on their team eating up 25% of the cap.

 

[Muffin]

Best thing to happen to Calgary, trade Tkachuk and go full rebuild. Connor vs Connor in the battle of Alberta.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Part of me thinks he got this news out early to allow Fletcher to finalize a trade for JVR, but we'll see what the deal is early tomorrow morning.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I'll be a Johnny Hockey fan wherever he goes(excluding EDM/VAN/TOR). One hell of a player and really one of the few reasons this team was watchable the last 8 years. Wish him success wherever he lands and maybe being on the East coast will finally clue people in to how good he actually is. Thanks for the memories.

 

[5 14 6 1]

Best thing to happen to Calgary, trade Tkachuk and go full rebuild. Connor vs Connor in the battle of Alberta.

They have too much quality on their roster to compete with Chicago and AZ for that

 

[dgaspari]

My prediction for the flyers. they trade jvr along with travis konecny as the sweetner. this will free up 12.5 of cap space. they can sign jg and have money to fill other positions in free agency.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Flames should go after Miller imo.

He's still got a year left with the Canucks. Don't think theyll trade him within division.