The Flames organisation commented on the situation:
“It is not often you have a guy arrive and then decide he wants to walk away from his contract after just 2 weeks, but that is where we are at. In our experience in having never faced such a situation on prior occasions, it was a bit surprising to get the request. Considering the extensive time, effort and expense that goes into satisfying our contractual obligation to a player, something that this club takes very seriously, we are disappointed with not having that obligation reciprocated. Having said that, you can’t keep people around who do not want to be here, and clearly that is the stance Jeremy has taken with his view that an immediate move to another team is in his best interests. On the other hand, his departure, while stunning at first, does remove some of the negative aspects of carrying extra players. In that sense there are some positives that our team can embrace in terms of roster management which, hopefully, will be beneficial to team unity as we head down the final section of games in the chase for the league, cup and playoff titles.”