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Originally Posted by Mass_nerder
I thought maybe they would make use of the COVID shutdown to try to hammer out the extension. As the season moves forward, I'm definitely starting to get a little more concerned.
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I doubt that lack of "time" is the problem.
Johnny wants a 8 years and a boatload of money. He's been electric this year. He can ask for the moon, he doesn't even have to be reasonable, unless he desperately wants to stay in Calgary.
Treliving wants to give him something less.
But the clock is ticking for the Flames, not so for Johnny. The closer he gets to UFA, the more likely he may simply wait and see what offers are out there.
His chances of being traded are slim anyway, and depending on the list he presented, he may well need to approve any trade anyway.