I just can't see Johnny walking. Flames can offer him the money, he seems to genuinely like being here and loves his teammates.
Maybe I'm being naive and optimistic but I see both Johnny and Tkachuk singing here long term. Having said that, no idea what the terms might be.
With Pelletier and to a lesser extent Zary, Phillips, Kerins, etc. we should have some forward prospects coming up. Its on the back end I'm not as sure. Valimaki was a stud, but has just not been the same since his ACL injury, Mackey could be a guy, or he could also just as likely not be. Doesn't seem to be much help coming up from the system on defense.
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