Calgary may not be the best city in the world, or the best market to play in. Johnny might prefer to play for the Flyers before the end of his prime. I have little doubt or concern about those things. I also don't think he's as motivated by money as the narratives suggest. Feaster offered him a probably max ELC a year before he actually signed, that's upwards of 3 million dollars he passed up to slum it as a student. When he says:
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That sure doesn't sound like someone who's just giving a stock answer. Maybe those aren't 100% sincere comments and the word "love" should be interpreted as "like" or "don't mind". But they are way too articulate to be bold-faced lies from someone tallying off the RFA years until he can escape.