Player Discussion Johnny Gaudreau is really small

[Unlimited Chequing]

Tre should offer him a Must Trade Clause in which he must submit a 31-team trade list where he can send Eric Francis.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Pay this man.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Pay this man.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Superhuman strength as well. I didn't even notice Durzi going full coffin mode at the end

 

[Mobiandi]

The points total is likely out of reach but if he stays long-term, he'll almost certainly break Iggy's assist record. Less than 200 away

 

[Anglesmith]

Superhuman strength as well. I didn't even notice Durzi going full coffin mode at the end

I did and I was pissed. Durzi was a little bitch all game. A bunch of cheap shots mixed with shit like this trying to draw calls.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

The points total is likely out of reach but if he stays long-term, he'll almost certainly break Iggy's assist record. Less than 200 away

So... next season?

 

[BRobMint]

I’m just gonna leave this here:

 

[turnagainoutlaw]

I’m just gonna leave this here:

Is he the worst broadcaster on Canadian TV? I would suggest yes.

 

[FlamerForLife]

this would be a monumental blunder if he actually wants to stay here and we just refuse to pay him

 

[Mobiandi]

Might be true. Seravalli is also a Flyers guy through and through and knows that Philly has been counting down the days since the ink dried on his contract.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

It's a bit of a conundrum. The Johnny we get year to year varies wildly. Am I happy to pay this version 10+? Yes. The version last year? Not so much.

 

[Anglesmith]

It's a bit of a conundrum. The Johnny we get year to year varies wildly. Am I happy to pay this version 10+? Yes. The version last year? Not so much.

This is adult Johnny who goes home to his wife in their Calgary home.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Just win the Cup pls then Johnny can go to whatever cheesesteak eating city he pleases

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Clickbait

 

[Khrox]

Just win the Cup pls then Johnny can go to whatever cheesesteak eating city he pleases

It'd be even better if he just shipped whatever cheesesteak he wants to a city like Calgary to eat it though

 

[Some Other Flame]

It's a bit of a conundrum. The Johnny we get year to year varies wildly. Am I happy to pay this version 10+? Yes. The version last year? Not so much.

The coaches the Flames get year to year tend to vary wildly too. Am I happy with an elite coach? Yes. The initial guy last year? Not so much.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Is he the worst broadcaster on Canadian TV? I would suggest yes.

It's his job. Grow up.

 

[BRobMint]

I can officially post this now

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I could not love this guy anymore!

 

[TheHudlinator]

I could not love this guy anymore!

What if he re-signed?

 

[Bounces R Way]

This is adult Johnny who goes home to his wife in their Calgary home.

Our boy has become a man

I actually think it has made a big difference. This year is definitely as focused as I've seen him. I'm sure I'm not the only Flames fan who has heard some stories about Gaudreau the party animal.

 

[BRobMint]

Here’s a great article from The Sun interviewing previous 100 point Flames on the season Johnny is having. The Magic Man Kent Nilsson says that Johnny could score 50 if he wanted to be selfish

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Flames will 'move heaven and earth' to sign Gaudreau, GM says | NHL.com

Forward has NHL career-high 105 points, can become unrestricted free agent

www.nhl.com

So... do it?

 

[The Panther]

Oilers' fan here. (I didn't want to start a new thread to discuss this.)

So... In my view---as I explained on the scary main-board, with some statistical support---the front-runners for the Hart trophy should be Johnny Gaudreau and Connor McDavid. I lean towards Gaudreau, and he would get my vote for 1st (McDavid 2nd, and Matthews 3rd).

The thing I can't understand is why there isn't more of a groundswell of support for him as the Hart winner? He seems to be in the news now more for his upcoming contract situation than his Hart candidacy. On the main boards here (not necessary where the most intelligent go to proselytize), it seems a foregone conclusion that the Hart will go to Matthews or McDavid....

I don't get it. Gaudreau, for me, checks all the boxes as the ideal Hart winner:
-- He's never won before (not even close), so he has that 'shiny-new toy' aspect that voters enjoy
-- Team narrative: Flames went from mediocre to awesome in back-to-back seasons
-- His team is very good when he/his line is on the ice, and mediocre-to-poor when he (they) is not on the ice.
-- 3rd n scoring (could still end up 2nd)
-- 1st in ES points, by a landslide (a historically great season here!)
-- utterly dominant at ES, with +63 being the best since the 2004 Lockout until today.

Anyway, I'm just wondering, do you guys think he's going to even be top-3 in Hart voting? For me, he's the winner.