I went to a Flames-Jets game years ago in Calgary (flying in from Kelowna) and during the game they announced that the Flames had signed this Gaudreau guy and there was this huge cheer from the crowd and I turned to my Flames fan buddy and said "who?" and he said that he was the future of the franchise. I don't want to engage in schadenfreude here as all Canadian NHL franchises have to deal with this reality - the US teams are going to entice away our talent, especially any US players that want to play in their own country. Are we going to be able to keep our guys? Who knows. Will Edmonton be able to keep McDavid when he becomes UFA? I doubt it.