Thats the salient point. Last I heard Johnny had an extremely well paying job... even before signing his last contract.??
Yeah I guess if I had no job or wife maybe I'd live at home too at this point.
I do not want any of what y'all are smoking in this thread, making you think way too hard about this.
Also, it's Eric Robinson. Google is easy. He's in the dude's wedding.
I wouldn't put it out of the realm of possibility. The guy is joined at the hip with his family. Things have probably changed a bit now he's married with a baby on the way but I bet he still calls home way more often than the average 29 year old male does. Signing with Columbus because he didn't want to be too close to his family is bullshit as far as I can see. He signed there because he deemed it was the best available option, after Philly failed to step up to the mark, and after burning his bridges with Calgary.... plus he really wanted to move back to the USA. He's also a small town kinda guy. Playing in the densely populated metro NY area probably didn't interest him at all. Philly was by far his #1 choice where he could live across the river in Carneys Pt and see mom and dad and the rest of the family all the time.
Are you like BFFs with Johnny and his family or are you just pulling all of this out of your ass? Johnny himself said he didn't want to be too close to his family. You do realize he made the decision with his wife AND HIS MOM.
Johnny and his family were a regular topic of conversation here in Calgary. I mean regular! Not a single other player had their mom & dad attending games in the dome as often as Johnny did. And yes, Gaudreau was the team's premier star but in all the years I've watched the team nobodies family showed up to the games as much as Johnny's did, other than maybe those few player's families who lived in the Calgary area. Frankly, I'm surprised the team didn't make Guy Gaudreau a team honorary coach because he was around so much. Trust me... Johnny desperately wanted to play in Philly. Columbus was an after thought.... but it wouldn't surprise me in the least that moving to Columbus became easier after getting the Mom stamp of approval.
Okay Johnny wanted to play in Philadelphia, Columbus was an afterthought and he's a momma's boy.
Yes it did. Columbus stepped up to the mark where others didn't. Columbus got themselves a great player and I'm sure Gaudreau and family will be very happy playing and living there. From the photos I've seem Columbus looks very nice. At a million people, not too big but big enough.Worked out pretty well for the "afterthought."
No, Flames fans just read interviews....odd that Gaudreau's wife has such a weird HFB handle...so is it like Becky Lynch calling herself "The Man"??...
Come on. My statement is a rebutal to Johnny's bullshit assertion that he chose Columbus because wanted to be close to home but not too close. Try reading the whole thread before making ignorant comments.
Yes. Why make ignorant comments when you can take a position contrary to a guy’s actual words with no evidence to support it?
You're right. If Johnny said it, it must be the truth. Johnny would never tell a white lie to a bunch of surprised reporters asking why Columbus of all places?... particularly when he's going to spend the next 7 years playing and living there. My bad.
So instead of taking Johnny's word we should just trust you? Because?
Jeesus. All reports said that Gaudreau wanted to sign with Philly and that's something he said was his dream. I mean... you can't get any closer to mom & dad than Philly. Its right across the river from Carney's Point!
Fair enough but 90% of HF Boards posts are logical speculation and reading between the lines. Its extremely rare that NHL players, coaches, and GM's come out and tell it like it really is. Well maybe someone like "I don't give a shit" Tortorella does but he's a unicorn.
