Something that occurs to me as I read Johnny's reasoning and other insiders talk about it after the fact is how deeply, genuinely out of touch management was with what Johnny wanted. It's very clear this player wanted less heat on him and less spotlight. So why the hell was our presentation pivoting on his legacy and making him the greatest calgarian and stuff like that? Seems obvious that would not have worked now. Why weren't they close enough to know that before making the pitch?
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