Gaudreau, who grew up in Salem, New Jersey, about 40 miles south of Philadelphia, has five years remaining on a six-year contract with an average annual value of $6.75 million he signed with the Flames on Oct. 10, 2016.
"Yeah, the way the question was asked, I said, 'It would be sweet to play in your hometown,'" Gaudreau told the Camden Courier-Post, referring to an interview with WIP-FM in Philadelphia on Friday. "I think if you ask any player in the NHL if they'd like to play in their hometown, at some point they'd all say it would be pretty sweet. You've got friends, you've got family, you've got kids you went to school with, you've got teachers, you name it. You've got people that will be supporting you. The people support me down here, like it's crazy down here.
"I'm just really fortunate they follow me up in Calgary. I love Calgary, don't [get] me wrong. It's a great city and they're so passionate about our team. It's a real hockey city. I really enjoy it up there, don't get me wrong, but I think if you ask any player if he wants to play in his hometown they'd say it would be pretty cool to do that.
"I've still got five more years on my contract and who knows … if we're playing well up here in Calgary, I could end up staying another four or five years there because I love the city so much. It's tough to have all those articles come out when it's something so small, but that's the way it goes sometimes."
Asked on Friday about possibly playing for the Flyers, Gaudreau said: "I have a ton of family here, all my friends. I actually have a wedding this weekend in South Jersey, and all my friends come back here. All my good friends and kids who I have played with all my life are from South Jersey, so it would be sweet to play here someday."
Gaudreau, 23, has 204 points (73 goals, 131 assists) in 232 NHL games, and had 61 points (18 goals, 43 assists) last season to help the Flames qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the first wild card from the Western Conference.
