Seravalli: "No traction" in Gaudreau talks with Calgary - Flames have offered $10+M x 8

[Bounces R Way]

What did Frank do to hurt you?

 

[TheNumber4]

this

Lol.

 

[thaman8765678]

Already posted this in another thread, but CP has stated its 11.5m from the Johnny camp and 10m from the Flames camp rn with Murray Edwards stepping in.

That's not a small AAV to bridge to be fair. If I had to guess, it'll probably settle at 11m (if they do...)

Lol there is no way that is true.

Gaudreau wants to go home. We could offer 14 million and he would still decline. Johnny is gone and good luck to him when he joins the Flyers.

 

[CycloneSweep]

I’m not a Calgary fan but all the talks about how Gaudreau is probably gone and if so a bunch of the guys want out really sucks. I was looking forward to competing hockey between Edmonton and Calgary but a forced rebuild would suck.

 

[Gordian Knot]

Tavares 2.0 allover again. All suitors are just there to give looks of competition.

 

[Sugi21]

$9.5 million x 8 years still not good enough? Hard to feel sorry for players

 

[Hisch13r]

$9.5 million x 8 years still not good enough? Hard to feel sorry for players

Agreed we should feel sorry for the billionaire owners because they have to pay players their worth.

 

[Mr Kot]

stfu Frank you f***ing know nothing

this but unironically

 

[Larry Hanson]

Agreed we should feel sorry for the billionaire owners because they have to pay players their worth.

Calgary spends to the cap every year, what more do you want from an owner?

If Gaudreau wants more than 10M per year he can take his services elsewhere.

 

[CupInSIX]

By masquerading as a 50 year old man in his early 30s

He's a Bob McKenzie larper

 

[Bryanbryoil]

If I was Calgary's GM at most I'd do $10 million AAV and even then I'd prefer 7 years to 8.

 

[Hisch13r]

If I was Calgary's GM at most I'd do $10 million AAV and even then I'd prefer 7 years to 8.

Might as well just release him and move on at that point. He’s not going to take 7 years and stay

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Might as well just release him and move on at that point. He’s not going to take 7 years and stay

I don't see a 10 x 8 deal working out well for the Flames unless the cap skyrockets soon and $10 million becomes the new $7 million-ish deal. He's a very good player but I wouldn't consider him the guy that you build a team around which is what most $10+ million players should be. That said, we paid Nurse $9.25 million ffs so what the hell do I know?

 

[Kimota]

Before this season, he was not close to being a 9.5 player. Now he wants 10 to 11? Remember when people went crazy when the Leafs did that? Take 9.5 or leave would be my position.

 

[Reality Czech]

You guys actually think this is about the money? He is trying to escape Canada.

 

[The Instigator]

You guys actually think this is about the money? He wants to live in a free country.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Agreed we should feel sorry for the billionaire owners because they have to pay players their worth.

The GM offers the deal, hell it's probably structured to avoid as much escrow as possible too. The GM has a league implemented cap limit to work under and multiple contracts to consider.

If you want to complain about the owner screwing us ona new arena thats a different story

 

[jellybeans]

Do they not want him back or something? Losing someone that valuable for nothing would be huge in a bad way.

Rumour is 9.5m for 8 years so maybe he's the one wanting out or is very greedy.

 

[jellybeans]

stfu Frank you f***ing know nothing

You must feel like a man now after telling him off behind your keyboard.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Rumour is 9.5m for 8 years so maybe he's the one wanting out or is very greedy.

In what world is a 40 goal 115 point player worth only 9.5M?

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Johnny Hockey to Edmonton, the cap space is there

Hyman - McDavid - Pulju
Foegele - Drai - Yamo
Gaudreau - RNH - Holloway

sign him and place a 100point player on the 3rd line? lol

stfu Frank you f***ing know nothing

Take it easy Mulder could argue he know's more going on around the NHL than you do

 

[NiagaraKraken]

In what world is a 40 goal 115 point player worth only 9.5M?

Thank you. I thought I was only one going really only 9.5 a year for a guy that just put 115 points. Marner is making 11m a year

 

[boredmale]

Agreed we should feel sorry for the billionaire owners because they have to pay players their worth.

In theory both could agree to make slightly less money and charge reasonable prices for tickets

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Thank you. I thought I was only one going really only 9.5 a year for a guy that just put 115 points.

In what world is a 40 goal 115 point player worth only 9.5M?

Kucherov signed 9.5m after putting up 128 points and back then the flat cap era hasn't even started yet.
Forsberg signed 8.5m and he was a ppg
honestly 9.5-10m feels fair
open market he can get much more obviously though

Agreed we should feel sorry for the billionaire owners because they have to pay players their worth.

Dont care if owners make a buck or not. you know what would be nice? if tickets for my team didn't cost an arm and a leg. maybe then Id have gone to more than 10 games in my life. Im 35

 

[NiagaraKraken]

Kuch also plays in Tampa where there is no state tax. That contract is not comparable in Calgary.