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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
It looks like a renaissance in drafting ability since 2010.
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No, its recency bias. In another five or ten years we'll look back at those picks and think what a bunch of average players most of them were.
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As for why the Johnny talk, it's due to reports that JG won't sign an extension here and would in the east, and that his NTC kicks in the last year, making this offseason the prime time to sell.
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Johnny has a really close relationship with his family. It is tough for him to be on the other side of the continent in a different country with different social standards. I think it would help if Johnny would establish some roots in the Calgary area, but that just doesn't look like it is happening. He considers home to be the Philly area and has expressed a desire to play for the Flyers in interviews. It just doesn't seem likely that he will be a long-term Flame. I agree, if this is indeed his feelings, and the team would have a clear read on this, this off season is the one you make a trade.