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Originally Posted by GioforPM
A lot of people assume JG wants to go the the US (and in particular Philly) because he'd be at home or even just because he's American.
I have not seen that be a factor in any RFA negotiations, and darned few UFA signings. And usually when a player wants to be in a big US city it's because they don't like the limelight of being a hockey star in a Canadian city (especially TO or Mtl) and need to be in a city with less scrutiny (like a Jaybo). Johnny doesn't strike me as that - he seems to want to be in a place that recognizes what he is.
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I posted this earlier, but going over the rosters of the last three U.S. Olympic teams, only 10 per cent of the players played on Canadian teams. The bias against Canadian cities among NHL stars - particularly American stars - is real. Agents have pointed out it's real. No point pretending it's not.