News Article: Gaudreau takes leave of absence.

[Snazu]

Flames' Gaudreau takes leave of absence

Hope everything is okay. I think everyone will be happy when this season is over and done with.

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[JurassicTunga]

Hope all is ok.
What a nightmarish season this has been all around. Good lord.

 

[Skobel24]

Hope everything is okay.

Not meaning to hi-jack the thread, but this is the perfect chance to call up Mangiapane and give him a chance to step into the top 6.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Hope everything is okay.

Not meaning to hi-jack the thread, but this is the perfect chance to call up Mangiapane and give him a chance to step into the top 6.

Mango is out for the season.

Edit: sucks for Gaudreau. He is our one untouchable. Great season. I still think he can be even better.

 

[Anglesmith]

Hope everything is okay for him, and I wonder if it explains his recent poor play. Does create an opportunity for someone.

 

[Skobel24]

Mango is out for the season.

Edit: sucks for Gaudreau. He is our one untouchable. Great season. I still think he can be even better.

Spencer Foo? Morgan Klimchuk? Perhaps Poirier or Shinkaruk get one last look.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Hope everything works out okay for him and his family.

 

[Calculon]

Foo along with Kylington deserve two of the last call ups. Important to see what they can do while also providing some incentive.

 

[Tofveve]

I really hope he and his family are alright. I wonder what the issue is.

Sometimes I wonder if he'll ask for a trade to be back east. I sure hope not. It's been a disaster season and IMO he played his heart out.

 

[Tofveve]

Now I'm stewing. Gosh. Again, heckuva season that I'm sure was a big disappointment - particularly with how it ended.

 

[Body Checker]

I really hope he and his family are alright. I wonder what the issue is.

Sometimes I wonder if he'll ask for a trade to be back east. I sure hope not. It's been a disaster season and IMO he played his heart out.

There's no doubt that he'll go back east at some point in his career. Flames just have to maximize the asset and not wait until the trade deadline of his last year of contract. Probably summer of 2020 would be a target date for a trade depending on team's situation that offseason.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Unconfirmed word is his father had a heart attack. Take it for what it is.

 

[Anglesmith]

There's no doubt that he'll go back east at some point in his career.

Ah right, the second definition of "no doubt" which means "there is a chance." It's like the word "literally."

Keep in mind that we've had Johnny as pretty much a kid so far. His contract has him here until past his mid-20s, and in that time he could get married and start a family, potentially. Those things tend to have a big effect on priorities. He has talked about how neat it would be to play for a home-town team, but that doesn't mean he has any intention of abandoning his teammates and the city he'll have lived in for 7 years.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Unconfirmed word is his father had a heart attack. Take it for what it is.

Dang I hope not. His parents seem like great people.

 

[Tkachuky]

Unconfirmed word is his father had a heart attack. Take it for what it is.

Hope all ends up being ok regardless of what it is. In a way its good the season is done and he can focus on his family and not playoffs etc.

 

[Tofveve]

Unconfirmed word is his father had a heart attack. Take it for what it is.

Very sad. Hope whoever is ill gets well quickly.

 

[Tkachuky]

I feel bad I'm hoping the issue is something serious like this. How terrible am I? I mean, to clarify, obviously I wish no harm to any of his loved ones. But you're just hoping it is indeed a serious family issue, not something else (ie. unhappiness, something emotional etc).

People will read this post really wrong. FYI

 

[Tofveve]

Ah right, the second definition of "no doubt" which means "there is a chance." It's like the word "literally."

Keep in mind that we've had Johnny as pretty much a kid so far. His contract has him here until past his mid-20s, and in that time he could get married and start a family, potentially. Those things tend to have a big effect on priorities. He has talked about how neat it would be to play for a home-town team, but that doesn't mean he has any intention of abandoning his teammates and the city he'll have lived in for 7 years.

I hope he stays with us a long time. Certainly meeting a nice mate would go a long way to ensuring he's happy in Calgary. But anyway, if there is a family emergency it does alleviate my paranoia.

 

[Tofveve]

People will read this post really wrong. FYI

I edited it. Not appropriate even though I meant it all in a silver lining kind of way.

 

[Mobiandi]

Hope he takes all the time he needs. Best wishes to him, his dad and the rest of his family

 

[Tkachuky]

Johnny needs to stay home for as long as it takes. Few weeks...

I hope his dad makes a full recovery. He can't be that old either.

 

[Janks]

Best wishes and a speedy full recovery to Mr. Gaudreau, Johnny and the family. I hope Johnny takes as much time as needed to be with his family - Cardiac events are such scary things.

 

[Master Bill]

Wishing for a full recovery for Guy, I can't imagine how worried Johnny and his family were.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Thoughts are with the Gaudreau’s. Hope Guy makes a complete recovery.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Thoughts are with the Gaudreau’s. Hope Guy makes a complete recovery.

Guy is a good guy. Hoping he makes a full recovery.