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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
If he isn't staying I wish he would authorize a trade and sign. Destination team gets extra year to lessen the cap hit, we get something to show for losing him.
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That idea is more in the team's hands - they would give Johnny permission to talk to other teams - if he finds a deal he likes then the signing team would negotiate with CGY if they want the 8th year and/or to just get it inked early.
There is also a hail-mary element to it where if nobody is making him a particularly competitive offer then he comes back to the Flames best offer.
But it really depends on exactly how detailed tampering conversations are - is Johnny currently comparing CGY's specific offer with other specific offers, or are they just ballpark
offers at this point that he can't completely rely on (ie. a team might have feelers out on both Forsberg and Gaudreau)...