The article is on The Athletic.
Lot's of people on CP never believed Fox actually told the Flames he wouldn't sign with them. This article confirms Fox had no intention on signing with the Flames.
Fox and Matt Keator, his agent, were clear with both the Flames and Hurricanes that Fox wasn’t going to sign and would have played out his senior year at Harvard to become a free agent had they not moved his rights.
The article looks into Gauthier and Hayes wanting to choose their own path as well.
I forgot the Coyotes didn't sign Blake Wheeler and he became a free agent.
https://theathletic.com/5258206/2024...y-nhl-players/