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Originally Posted by Sandman
I got a lot of enjoyment from watching Johnny, but at the end of the day, I am a FLAMES fan first, rather than just a JG fan, and he could have handled this differently. Eric Francis and Ryan Leslie told us years ago that we wasn't going to sign another contract with the Flames, and people should have listened- true, Francis pushes the downside all the time, but he wouldn't state it the way he did without knowing something. Less so for Leslie. That's just my opinion. For the record, I will still cheer Tkachuk- until he screws with my team on the ice.
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Didn't Francis say that he thought JG was going to Free Agency after college. Then once he signed his ELC, it was he would not re-sign with the Flames after his ELC?
I think saying he "pushes the downside" is an understatement.