Johnny Hockey is back.
The Calgary Flames winger had back-to-back disappointing seasons in 2019-20 and 2020-21, dropping a then-career-low 58 points in 70 games in the former and somewhat recovering the next season with 49 points in 56 games. Those would be good numbers for most players.
But most players aren't Johnny Gaudreau, who entered the NHL with five straight All-Star Game appearances and finished fourth overall in Hart Trophy voting in 2019. Much more was expected from him. Entering this season in the final year of his contract, his apparent decline left a lot of questions about his future in Calgary.