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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
It depends. In a short term deal, he is essentially under team control and he has little leverage. But if the Flames want to buy out some UFA years, everything changes. Johnny doesn't have to sign that deal.
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What I am getting at (yet don't think will happen for one second) is that if he wants to play then he has to sign a contract. The Flames lose a player for a while, but he loses the pay cheque. I'm suggesting that it would hurt JG more than the Flames, if push came to shove. He is a RFA not a UFA.