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Originally Posted by HitterD
I think you are really selling Johnsons value around the league short here. There is almost zero chance that Johnson will need to take a PTO to get a job in the NHL this season. He is at worst a very good backup goaltender and he will absolutely have several teams interested even if the Flames are not one of them (though I think they will be)
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It's just a lot of mid-range guys are getting squeezed out of the NHL these days. Good players with some game left in the tank like Versteeg and Glencross are retiring or signing PTOs.
It's no knock on Johnson. There's just a ton of goalies to choose from.