It seems like Johnny may have really screwed himself as well as the Flames by not announcing his intention to go to UFA much sooner. If he had, Philly likely could have got their cap situation in order for him, or lined up a trade with Calgary to clear some cap. Waiting til the last minute threw a wrench into everyone's plans.
One of the only silver linings to this is that at least we don't have a bunch of I Told You So stuff after all the debate leading up to the UFA deadline. Even if you were right about him leaving Calgary, nobody predicted this...
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