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Originally Posted by CroFlames
It's odd. I've never seen this much consternation by a fan base about a player who wants to play at 'home' right after his ELC.
Like where is your evidence? The countless soundbites where Johnny says he wants to stay in Calgary?
How come no one was worried Gio wanted to bolt to the Leafs? Or Mony for that matter?
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Well he has stated that he wouldn't mind playing closer to home at some point in his career (he was being interviewed by someone out east though can't remember which thread that was posted in).
Also you hear about how close he is to his family and that also could be a reason he wants to go back east. The Gio comparison is off base as we are dealing with an American not a Canadian big Calgary was a California based team I don't think we are worried at all.
I also don't think many in here are talking about him playing back home now but after his second contract. I am one of those paranoid fans that thinks this is the last deal Johnny signs in Calgary which is why I hope it is 8 years.
Obviously things can change. The team wins multiple cups, Johnny meets a good old Canadian girl that has her heart in Calgary and doesn't want to leave? A lot can happen but here we are the last day in August and our Superstar winger still hasn't signed. Pretty easy to see why people are worried or paranoid