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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Fine, don't name your sources, I sure as hell am not naming anyone on a hockey message board. So you are saying despite saying he wanted to be here, despite almost doing a deal on the last day with the Flames, he was planning to go back to the Philly area all along to he close to family. Except that didn't happen. NJ made an offer, rumoured better than CBJ, much closer to home, that didn't happen either. Seems to be a lot of holes there don't you think? I am extremely confident I have it right, it doesn't matter anyhow, guy is gone.
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No, you're overthinking it as it was a fluid situation where things changed based on life circumstances and likely a lot of family discussion, combined with what was available and being offered by teams around free agency. Those aren't holes, they're a husband and wife making a major life decision on a clock with an agent and NHL teams involved with offers.
- Wife doesn't want to be too close to his partying friends, wants to start their own little life together, liked her time in Calgary alone with Johnny, probably made lots of friends here.
- Johnny's leaning towards getting back to all his friends and family in the Philly area, but open to staying in Calgary, but assumes him and his wife will have a pick of where to go among 3-5 eastern markets.
- Market is soft, offers aren't flying in at $10mil+ AAV as anticipated.
- They get an offer from Jersey for a little more, but as a family they decide on Columbus to be in their own little space together but still close enough to travel "home" for Johnny during breaks.