Enough time has passed for me to feel comfortable re-watching old Johnny highlights (shoutout to AC's great YouTube channel where I've been watching them:
https://youtube.com/@ac666?si=ECygaDcyBd8vro_v)
So many great memories came back, especially watching his 2014-2015 rookie highlights and I gained an even greater respect for Johnny's talent as a hockey player than I already had.
Elite hands, IQ, skating and vision. Constantly made great passes and could've had even more points if his line-mates finished on some of the feeds he gave them. In my lifetime watching the Flames, him and Iggy were the most talented forwards I've seen on the Flames with Tkachuk, Tanguay, Cammalleri and Huselius behind them.
I'm younger than a good chunk of this forum (just entered my 30's this year) so I wasn't watching the Flames when Theo, Nieuwendyk, MacInnis, Makarov, etc. where on the team. I also know Kent Nilsson is usually considered to be the most skilled player to ever play for the Flames but I was wondering where ya'll would rank Johnny among the most talented Flames players of all-time?