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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Also Johnny Gaudreau is a class act who recognized the importance of showing loyalty to the team that chose to draft you.
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That’s true. But the Flames didn’t do themselves any favors by making it almost impossible for Fox to jump right in. He had the leverage in his situation, so the Flames could’ve tried to make it a more enticing environment for Fox so he couldn’t say no.
Was it more about him not wanting to play in the AHL or was it more about him definitely wanting to play in New York. I’m not sure we’ll ever know the real answer. Obviously it looks like he wanted to play in new york. But I did see a ln article once a few years back where he did dispute that, although it could be lip service.
Just kind of sad that in hindsight; Hamonic and Hamilton didn’t help the Flames much at all and there’s a top 4 spot with his name on it. Think it’s pretty obvious that Fox > Andersson.
EDIT: Having 2 Norris calibre defensemen certainly would’ve been nice to have, especially at the age of 23.