Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving struck an optimistic tone on Friday when discussing superstar Johnny Gaudreau remaining with his team rather than hitting unrestricted free agency next week.

“If I didn’t think that it was possible, then we’d probably have turned our attention somewhere else,” Treliving said. “That’s not to say that it’s a slam dunk. But when you think that there’s a deal there to get done, you keep working at it.”

Gaudreau, 28, is the biggest potential name on the free-agent market, which opens for business July 13. He had 115 points in 82 games last season, including 40 goals. Gaudreau has finished fourth in the NHL MVP voting twice in the past four years. He’s played his entire nine-year career with the Flames, who drafted him fourth overall in 2011.