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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I don't think it's fair to say we know why Johnny did what he did.
There is evidence that the Flames met his contract demands and then he backed out.
We can't say for sure why. We can speculate it was to use as leverage, but the deal he eventually signed doesn't support that.
I think it is simply that once the Flames met his demands, and he had to actually commit, he didn't want to. That's it. When it reached the moment to actually sign a deal, and give up the choice to move closer to home and all that, he simply didn't want to.
I do not think he was using the Flames as leverage.
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Yep. Also, not sure what leverage you gain when you publicly say "I'm not going to re-sign in Calgary".
Doesn't really matter what the Flames offered at that point.