On the Oilers' broadcast Mike Keenen was on the panel. He said when he was in Calgary he obviously had inside info about Kipper's contract and stated that Kipper never intended to play the last year of his contract. He said this was stated by Kipper in direct conversation. The panel also stated that he would not report if traded (and acknowledged Kypreos as the source).
If Kipper will not report (so likely no team trades for him) and retires at year end, this would make Calgary subject to the cap recapture clause in the new CBA for next year, would it not?
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