[JohnnyB]

The thing in this that looks worst for Johnny to me is the bit about Gudbranson telling his agent that Johnny was dying to play in Columbus. Could be he was so torn because he was both dying to return to the Flames and dying to go to Columbus, but it certainly makes his letter and expression of difficulty in leaving Calgary look less genuine if as soon as free agency opened and the Flames were still pursuing him, his buddy was telling the BJs that he was dying to join their team.