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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I think it sucks for Gio though. He deserved to be able to choose to leave this franchise on his own terms and have the chance to retire as a Flame if that is what he wished.
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I get this feeling as an initial reaction, but when I stop and think about it, he gets zero pity from me
He made a career at playing hockey and got paid millions of dollars to do so.
He has been treated with respect, and now an expansion draft is occurring which his union agreed to the rules of.
If he wanted to finish in Calgary, he should of took less money and signed a NMC, even without the foresight of this expansion draft, he still could of got traded.
He choose more money and a limited NTC. Good for him, and I am sad to see him potentially go, but I don't feel bad for him at all.