If Johnny decides to walk because of family reasons then there is nothing the Flames could have done to change his mind. If some of the rumours are true that they don’t want to go much higher than the 9.5 million offer that was made and that causes him to walk I will be extremely angry. A guy like Johnny deserves to be paid and Superstar players like this are extremely hard to find.
I remember once when Burke didn’t make a trade because he was getting low ball offers from other teams and didn’t want to set a precedent that Calgary was the location other teams would go to rip GM’s off. In principle I get it, but this is not the time to be trying to make a point.
Pay the man already and be wise in other areas of your roster (I.e. not overpaying for 3rd and 4th line players). Obviously this is just speculation and we don’t know what’s happening between closed doors but I will be very disappointed and angry with the team if they are sticking to their guns on the 9.5 million number.
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