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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
For me the evaluation is across several factors
- Likelihood he re-signs
- The return you can get from trading him, particularly with 2 years remaining
- The probability that a long-term contract will be a positive one
- The sense that he's a guy committed and that you can win with
For me there's a lot of risk in re-signing. I know I sit on the side of trading him. And that's in part because I don't see a guy who's committed on the ice or off the ice. And the latter is concerning, as not committing to fitness and nutrition adds additional risk to a long-term deal.
Contrast that to a guy like Gio who is committed on and off the ice - and therefore warrants a different decision.
So when I look at all the factors, including that...he's not a guy I sign long-term and therefore I trade him.
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Maybe we are narrative building and maybe people simply refuse to see the truth but even the most stubborn of people have to see all the signs point to Johnny leaving.
The only point now IMO is how the Flames let johnny leave. This offseason is the only time they have total control over the handling of his departure. Next season onward he has NTC powers that will hinder the process and then they lose him for nothing.
Right now is the only time they can get prime assets for him. And they have 30 teams vying for his services. Half that of you know he will just be happy he is in the eastern conference and only 5 or 6 if he only wants to go Home.
2 years of johnny anywhere is going to get you good pieces.
Now is the time.
Of course all this is for not if everything a lot of us have come to believe is wrong and he wants to be a flame for life. But I don't get that sense at all.