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Originally Posted by Amethyst
Either:
-He wanted a multi-year deal, Flames offered 1, he decided to try free agency. Flames found someone else and moved on. He didn't find the multi-year deal he wanted, Flames option was now gone, so he accepted something else.
-He wanted to play somewhere else. Maybe there's a Calgary connection with his personal struggles, maybe he didn't want to spend every day around people who knew every painful detail, maybe he wanted to go somewhere where hockey players can be a little more anonymous?
Neither one seems like a reason to hate him.
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Or he thought that the Flames would be desperate to not let a 27 year old player they heavily invested in leave as a UFA and thought he could pinch the organization for more.
Just because he had mental health issues, doesn’t mean he is fragile and not cutthroat negotiator.