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Originally Posted by GioforPM
JG's wife is from the same area as him. It's been suggested she has family in Columbus which I took to mean extended family.
Philly publicly withdrew at a pretty early stage.
I'm still not sure Gaudreau had any issue with Calgary per se. It seems clear he wanted to be in the US and closER to home.
The main thing people are upset about is that he seemed to string Calgary along for reasons we can only guess at. And at worst, he actually set out a demand for a 10.5 contract and the Flames agreed, only to have him go silent and then at the last minute say he still wasn't signing.
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I believe at the end of the day Johnny wanted to be in a place where once he leaves the rink its less intense for him. Playing in Canada or a major hockey city in the U.S. is not for everyone.