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Yeah it's clear Matthew's freindship tour here is a surge to pat the fans and Calgarians on the head to distract them from the fact he really never wanted to be here any longer than he had to be.

And that was not a decision he made now, a decision he made when he got a 4 year deal for the value of a 5 year deal to put him in the drivers seat (assuming he played up to anywhere near the value of his contract)and the Flames in a position of weakness in the 2022 offseason.

And, this media tour barrage is amplified becuase JG isn't doing the same rounds.

As mentioned, he likes the city sure, maybe, but he doesn't have any good reason to leave like JG does. He wants to move back to the US and get away from here, but his smoothing over thing more eloquently makes people forgive and keep their angst pointed at JG, where JG had more than second thoughts about leaving at all, and if he were single or not expecting a child, he'd welcome the chance to stay here and would've signed.