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Originally Posted by Zoller
Why would he want to make the team he is going to give up assets to get him? That would just make his future team worse
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Why would Iggy waive his NTC and not walk out on the Flames on the next free agency? Between Gaudreau and the Flames, it could've been a two way street, yet it all came down to Johnny. What Iggy gave back for the Flames, it was always giving back to some extent. Even though what the Flame got back was crap, you can blame that on management. Sure, you can still blame Tre taking all the risk for not re-signing Gaudreau the year earlier or went full in on the contract extension leading up to Johnny's decision, but my argument is that Johnny, himself, could've made his decision way sooner (and I think it was likely made when his dad had the heart-attack and then his marriage last year). His actions pretty much costed the Flames future. Some of the fallout is happening right now but no one knows how bad it's gonna be going forward. Future is definitely uncertain for the Flames for what happened. If Johnny's rights were traded and the Flames at least got something back, I think most fans would've accepted this with a good fairwell and end of discussion. Legacy of Johnny as a Flames will always be tainted.