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Originally Posted by N-E-B
Why do people think Johnny had no desire to sign here? Is it really that unbelievable that he was genuinely conflicted and used up all his available time to make a huge life decision?
He had every right to go down to the wire and every right to ultimately decide to leave. I wish he chose differently but I respect his choice.
Be upset, be disappointed, but Johnny did nothing wrong here. And frankly I don’t think the Flames did either. Saying they should have traded him earlier while using the power of hindsight is incredibly lazy.
Johnny was making a life altering decision for his family and the Flames didn’t want to lose their star player. Both sides did what they had to. Nobody did anything wrong.
I get it’s an emotional night but good lord some of you are ridiculously dramatic.
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I agree - why not push him for a 115-point season and see how far you get? Players always hyper-produce in contract years. I don't think he hits these numbers if he signed a long-term deal last summer anyways.