Johnny would be an absolute fool to sign any deal now regardless of his intentions to stay or leave. The courting period begins July 9th (day after the draft) where teams can work out deals for potential UFAs. That is Johnny's opportunity to play UFA, leverage more money from the Flames and still have the 8 year option from the Flames on the table. There is no way Johnny should pass that opportunity up and there is nothing Tre can do about that.
Personally, I've always felt Johnny will stay and I still expect he will, I just won't be hand wringing until 8pm July 12th.
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