The thing to keep an eye on this season is just how well Johnny plays in a contract year. If he lights things up he drives up his contract price (bad for Flames fans) but also ups his trade value at the deadline (good for Flames fans). I feel the only way the Flames can screw up that scenario is to finish the season with him still on the roster and unsigned. You can argue things get muddier if he has a down season as do you want to sign him long term if he's possibly declining and his trade value may be disappointing as well.
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