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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
If the Flames wanted to keep Johnny, a player who may want to stay but may also be fine going closer to home, they never had leverage.
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They could have dealt him rather than face the barrel of this gun. Not an easy decision, but that was the leverage they had. They couldn't force or compel him to sign on their terms, but they did have control over an asset. That control has long since gone.