The Flames are not that bad of a team without Kipper. I don't think they would be in the playoff hunt like they are now, but they would not be a lottery team either. There would have been another goalie found to be steady in net. The Flames are not a lottery team any way you slice it - not with Iginla, Tanguay, Jokinen, Bouwmeester, Giordano and a bunch of steady veterans. Sure, we are not a contender, but the way people talk about the Flames without Kipper is pretty much as valid as saying we are contenders.
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